MADISON — It’s early on in his collegiate career, but true freshman Danny Davis has shown an intriguing ability to make plays.
In three games, the young wide receiver has caught only three passes. Yet, he is averaging 34 yards per reception. His first career catch against Florida Atlantic, in technically his first start in Wisconsin’s second game of the season, resulted in a 35-yard catch.
Then in what arguably was the play of the game on the road against BYU, quarterback Alex Hornibrook found Davis for a 50-yard gain. That catch late in the first quarter, in which he out-fought a BYU defender for the ball, flipped the field and sparked a six-play, 75-yard drive that led to Wisconsin’s first touchdown in a 40–6 win.