2016 Football Roster
Roster
Reginald Davis III
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tenaha, Texas
- High School:
- Tenaha
2016
Completed his Red Raider career by playing in all 12 games as a senior with two starts … his two starts came in back-to-back weeks against West Virginia (10/15) and Oklahoma (10/22) … rotated with fellow outside receiver Dylan Cantrell … ended the year with 15 receptions for 247 yards and two touchdowns … was also Texas Tech’s top kickoff return specialist … returned 14 kickoffs for 272 yards, averaging 19.4 yards per attempt … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS … had two catches for a season-high 80 yards in opener versus Stephen F. Austin (9/3) … hauled in a 59-yard reception against the Lumberjacks, his longest of the season … put together a four-reception game at Kansas State (10/8) … had 90 all-purpose yards against the Wildcats after totaling 34 through the air and another 56 through kick returns … returned his longest kickoff of the season the following week against West Virginia (10/15) … brought back a West Virginia kickoff 46 yards early in the fourth quarter … had a season-high five receptions against Oklahoma (10/22) … totaled 68 yards and a touchdown through the air for a Red Raider offense that set the school record with 854 yards of total offense … also had season highs with four kickoff returns for 66 yards … followed with another touchdown reception the following week at TCU (10/29) … found the endzone from 33 yards out on a Patrick Mahomes II pass early in the second quarter … saw action over final four games as both a receiver and return specialist ... AWARDS AND HONORS ... Academic All-Big 12 second team selection.
2015
Played in all 13 games, starting seven contests ... concluded season ranked fifth on the team in receptions (38), fourth in receiving yards (536) and second in receiving touchdowns (8) ... fourth on the team with a 14.1 yards per catch average ... ranked 37th nationally in receiving touchdowns and seventh in the Big 12 for the category as well ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... opened the season with two catches for 33 yards against Sam Houston State (9/5) (missed first half) ... followed with three receptions for 72 yards against UTEP (9/12) ... finished just one yard shy of career high against the Miners ... recorded first touchdown of the season just before halftime off a 35-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ... posted best performance of his career at Arkansas (9/19) with five catches for a career-high 115 yards and two touchdowns ... first touchdown catch came off a 3-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes ... was later on the receiving end of a 72-yard pass from Jakeem Grant ... caught three passes for 28 yards against TCU (9/26) ... had one catch for five yards against Baylor (10/3) ... was on receiving end of three passes for 48 yards against Iowa State (10/10 ... recorded his fourth touchdown of the season off a 33-yard pass from Mahomes ... added another touchdown reception off a 45-yard pass from Mahomes at Kansas (10/17) ... finished with two catches for 57 yards against the Jayhawks ... recorded his sixth touchdown reception of the season off a six-yard pass from Mahomes midway through the second quarter at Oklahoma (10/24) ... was one of a career-high seven receptions against the Sooners ... registered one catch for 14 yards against Oklahoma State (10/31) ... only caught one pass for nine yards against West Virginia, but it was a big one, as it tied up the game late in the second quarter ... marked his seventh touchdown of the season ... caught four passes for 41 yards in victory over Kansas State (11/14) ... hauled in four passes for 25 yards in the win at Texas (11/26) ... caught a 31-yard touchdown pass and finished with two receptions for 37 yards vs. LSU in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl (12/29).
2014
Academic All-Big 12 (2nd Team) ... played in 12 games (7 starts) with 29 receptions, 318 receiving yards, five touchdowns and 11.0 yards per catch ... tallied a catch for 13 yards against No. 5 Baylor (11/29) at AT&T Stadium ... made two catches for six yards against Texas (11/1) ... notched one catch for 14 yards at No. 10 TCU (10/25) ... made three receptions for 16 yards (long 13) against Kansas (10/18) ... collected two receptions for 14 yards (long 11) against West Virginia (10/11)... made two catches for 30 yards (long 23) at No. 22 Kansas State (10/4) ... posted career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns with six catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns at No. 24 Oklahoma State (9/25)... needed only four games as a sophomore to surpass freshman year totals in receptions, yards and touchdowns ... second on the team with four receptions for 45 receiving yards with a touchdown against Arkansas (9/13)... tallied 53 receiving yards on three catches at UTEP (9/6) ... made five catches for 54 yards and caught a touchdown in season opener against Central Arkansas (8/30) ... marked back-to-back seasons catching a touchdown pass in the season opener (2013 - at SMU/2014 - vs. UCA).
2013
ESPN Big 12 All-Bowl Team ... played in all 13 games with one start ... made 15 receptions for 200 yards with three touchdowns while averaging 13.3 yards/catch and 15.4 yards/game ... made 11 kick returns for 297 yards (27.0 avg.) with one return for a touchdown ... made one catch for a season-long 38 yards and became the second player in school history (Jakeem Grant - 2012) to return a kickoff for a touchdown during a bowl game on a 90-yard return for a touchdown while helping the Red Raiders to a 37-23 upset over No. 14 Arizona State (12/30) in the National University Holiday Bowl ... had an impressive performance in regular season finale at Texas (11/28) catching a season-high four passes with a season-high 33 yards (long 32) with a career-high 102 all-purpose yards (33 REC, 69 PR) ... caught a touchdown pass and hauled in two receptions for 30 yards against No. 4 Baylor (11/16) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington ... had one catch for 13 yards against Kansas State (11/9) ... posted two receptions for three yards against No. 12 Oklahoma State (11/2) ... made one catch for four yards at West Virginia (10/19)... returned one kickoff for 19 yards at Kansas (10/5) ... caught one pass for 23 yards against Texas State (9/21) ... made one reception for 11 yards against No. 24 TCU (9/12) ... caught a touchdown pass for the second straight game - a 23-yard strike from freshman QB Davis Webb - in the fourth quarter against Stephen F. Austin (9/7) in his first career home game ... became the first Red Raider to having a receiving touchdown in his first two career games since Michael Crabtree (2007) ... made career debut in season opener at SMU (8/30) while catching first career touchdown pass from freshman QB Baker Mayfield with a 22-yard reception in the fourth quarter to give Tech a 41-16 lead over the Mustangs.
2012
Redshirt season... scout team member.
CAREER HIGHS
Touchdowns: 2. twice, at Arkansas (2015)*
Receptions: 7, at Oklahoma (2015)
Receiving Yards: 115, at Arkansas (2015)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2, twice, at Arkansas (2015)*
Long Reception: 72 yards, at Arkansas (2015)
All-Purpose Yards: 151, vs. Arizona State (2013)
Kick Returns: 4, vs. Oklahoma (2016)
Long Kick Return: 90 yards, vs. Arizona State (2013)
Rush Attempts: 1, vs. UTEP (2015)
Rush Yards: 21, vs. UTEP (2015)
Long Rush: 21 yards, vs. UTEP (2015)
* Indicates most recent high
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Tenaha High School in Tenaha, Texas ...consensus four-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, ESPN.com and MaxPreps ... member of the ESPNU 150 ... Super Prep All-Southwest team ... compiled 1,915 yards on 172 attempts during his senior season as a running back ... scored an eye-catching 35 touchdowns ... he rushed for 1,346 yards and caught 10 passes for 194 yards as a junior ... helped lead team to a Class 1A Division II State Championship in 2011 ... in the state championship game, rushed for 226 yards and three touchdowns, was 10-of-21 passing for 242 yards and two touchdowns and returned a punt 80 yards for a score ... named the 2011 Class A State MVP by OldCoach.com ... District 12-1A MVP ... Class 1A Offensive MVP by the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors ... Offensive MVP and First-Team All-State by the TAPSE.
PERSONAL
Reginald Davis ... born in Galveston, Texas ... son of the late Reginald Davis and the late Denita Steadman ... has two older siblings, Brandon Cooks and Reginald Turner ... hobbies include playing basketball ... majoring in marketing at Texas Tech.
