Zay Davis

2025 Season: Appeared in the first four games of the season before doning a redshirt for the remainder of the year…carried the ball 12 times for 36 yards and made three catches for 17 yards during the stretch…totaled 141 kick return yards in three games, an average of 17.6 yards per return. 2024 Season: Appeared in all 12 games, starting three, in his first Division I season ... ranked second on the team with 213 rushing yards ... tallied his first career touchdown on a 5-yard score against Lamar on Oct. 26 ... had three catches for a team-high 85 yards against East Texas A&M on Oct. 12 ... broke a season-long, 33-yard rush against Stephen F. Austin, leading the Demons with 55 rushing yards on Oct. 5. ... ran for 37 yards in his Northwestern State debut on Aug. 29 at Tulsa ... started games against SEMO, Southeastern and Houston Christian. Prior to NSU: Helped Northwest Mississippi reach consecutive MACCC playoffs, including a berth in the 2022 state title game … ran for 330 yards and added 97 more receiving yards as a sophomore, totaling six touchdowns … rushed for a season-best 105 yards and two touchdowns in an Oct. 12 win against Mississippi Delta … rushed for 288 yards and two touchdowns as a freshman, highlighted by a 117-yard performance in an Oct. 20 win against Holmes … had four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in a state semifinal win against Jones College … had a 57-yard kick return in the MACCC title game against East Mississippi … member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll … has a 3.0 GPA. High School: Four-year letterman for coach Craig Bowman's Hawks … ran for 1,244 yards and 19 touchdowns as the Hawks finished his senior season as the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Class 6A runner-ups … added 10 catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns … returned two kicks for touchdowns … chosen for the MAIS Class 4A-5A-6A All-Star Game and the Magnolia State All-Star Game … was named the MAIS 6A Offensive Player of the Year … rushed for 1,120 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior, helping Hartfield go 8-4 … earned Class 5A All-MAIS honors … holds the Hartfield school record in both the 100 and 200 meters, long jump and several relays … was part of the Executive Council at Hartfield. Personal: Born July 10 ... son of Kenitra and Larry Davis … father played college football at Mississippi Valley State … has three brothers — Jamall, John and LJ — and a sister, Daija … majoring in physical science … hopes to play in the NFL and live a successful life.