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Ray Davis Buffalo Bills · #7

Running Back · 5' 8", 211 lbs · San Francisco, CA · Age 27

Ray Davis is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 128th overall, 2024. In 2026 he ran for 6 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 1 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 128th overall3-yr veteran
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Buffalo Bills · #7 · Running Back
Ray Davis
Season avg6 rush yds · 0 td · 1 rec
Career avg723 rush yds · 3 td · 28 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
6rush yds
0td
1rec
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Scouting report

Ray Davis — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ray Davis is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 128th overall, 2024. In 2026 he ran for 6 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 1 receptio
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Rushing
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Receiving
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Scoring
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Rushing volume
Average · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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Receiving
Solid · offense
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All-purpose
Average · offense
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Volume share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Ray Davis stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #1320 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
144Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ray Davis — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
6 YDS
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Scoring
0 TD
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Receiving
4 YDS
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All-purpose
10 YDS
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The engine

How the model sees Ray Davis

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
168
rush yds
-6–343
1
td
-1–2
7
rec
0–13
62
rec yds
-12–136
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 6 → projected 168 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+162.3
Age curve
+0.0
Net vs last season+162.3 rush yds
Everything it reads
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3 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ray Davis career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
202417442317189631
20251727501086361
2026 in progress · 3 games3601410
Career377233282791,002
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ray Davis

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-11-11

The beginning

Ray Davis is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, in his 3rd NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 128th overall, 2024 as a Running Back.

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Ray Davis is a Buffalo Bills running back, drafted 128th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has rushed for 723 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 28 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 6 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 1 reception in 2026.

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Davis's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 8"
Weight
211 lbs
Draft
128th overall, 2024
Born
San Francisco, CA
Age
27
Jersey
#7
Background

Ray Davis is from San Francisco, CA and is 27 years old. He was drafted 128th overall, 2024 and plays running back at 5' 8", 211 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has run for 723 yards and 3 touchdowns while adding 28 catches. Davis is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Ray Davis is a committee and depth back who has amassed 1,002 scrimmage yards and 3 rushing touchdowns over 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Rushing723 career rushing yards and 3 touchdowns.
Receiving back28 receptions for 279 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 442 yards in 2024.
Draft pedigree128th overall, 2024.
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FAQ

Ray Davis — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ray Davis, answered.

What position does Ray Davis play?
Ray Davis is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Ray Davis drafted?
Ray Davis was drafted 128th overall, 2024.
How many seasons has Ray Davis played?
3 (2024–2026).
What are Ray Davis's career stats?
He has rushed for 723 yards and 3 touchdowns and caught 28 passes.
Ray Davis career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB3
behind the starter
Snap share
10%
of offensive snaps
Target share
1%
WOPR 0.01
Rush share
2%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ HOU
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
54
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
65
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ HOUW2 vs DETW3 vs LACW4 vs NEW5 @ LAW6 @ LVW7 · BYEW8 vs BALW9 @ MINW10 @ NYJW11 vs MIAW12 vs KCW13 @ NEW14 @ GBW15 vs CHIW16 @ DENW17 @ MIAW18 vs NYJ

Each week grades Ray Davis's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
5
since 2024
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk4 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk17 · Knee2025 Wk9 · Illness2024 Wk20 · Concussion (Questionable)2024 Wk7 · Calf (Questionable)

Home surface: a_turf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 3 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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