He played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas, and holds the school records for both career receiving yards and touchdowns.

He finished the season with 58 receptions for 1,239 yards and 18 touchdowns, earning All-state honors from the Chicago Tribune and Champaign Gazette.

Davis was also a state qualifier in the long jump (best of 7.29 meters or 23 feet, 11 inches), 4 × 100m (42.14 seconds) and 4 × 200m (1:27.82 minutes) in track & field as a junior.

For his career he had 204 receptions and broke school records with 3,700 yards and 37 touchdowns, both of which were previously held by Antonio Brown.

He capped off his career at CMU scoring the ESPY nominated three-lateral TD with no time remaining against Western Kentucky in the 2014 Bahamas Bowl.

His brother, Corey, is a former wide receiver who attended Western Michigan University and played for the Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets.