University of Connecticut Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Tyler Davis
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 243
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- North Bellmore, N.Y.
- High School:
- Mepham
2018: Played in all 12 games and started 11 for the Huskies… Tied for second in single-season history with six touchdown catches for a tight end… Registered 22 catches for 237 yards… Recorded two catches for 18 yards and a touchdown vs. UCF (8/30)… Posted three-straight games with three catches including at Syracuse with a touchdown catch… Had a career-day at ECU (11/17) with four catches for 66 yards and two touchdown receptions and logged a completed pass for 16 yards… Hauled in touchdown catches at Tulsa (11/3) and vs. SMU (11/10).
2017: Started in four of the 12 games he played in…Grabbed 14 receptions for 156 yards…Set career-highs in catches (4), yards (87) and longest reception (58) vs. Memphis (Oct. 6)…Secured three catches at UCF (Nov. 11) and a pair of catches vs. Tulsa (Oct. 21).
2016: Played in all 12 games...Hauled in 11 receptions for 107 yards and one touchdown...Set career-highs in catches (4), receiving yards (51) and scored his first career touchdown vs. Syracuse (Sept. 24). Recorded a catch in each of the first five games to open the season. Also was utilized as a passer on trick plays, throwing for 42 yards on two completed passes.
2015: Redshirted
High School: Enrolled at UConn for the 2014 spring semester...USA TODAY 2014 All-New York Team...ranked the No. 6 2015 prospect in New York by Rivals.com...tabbed as the fifth-best prospect in New York by ESPN... ranked among the top-15 prospects in the state by Scout.com ...three-year starter at quarterback for Mepham High School...led Mepham to a 7-2 league record in 2014...as a senior, threw for 1,092 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 1,553 yards and 22 touchdowns...as a junior, threw for 1,023 yards and six TDs while rushing for 1,107 yards and 21 TDs.
Personal Profile: Tyler Davis... Accepted into the financial risk management program.
