Caden Davis

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 or 6:45 PM

Ole Miss Football vs Mercer in the season opener on Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, MS.

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2024 Football Headshots

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Position:
K
Collegiate Letters Earned:
5
Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
2
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 210
Hometown:
Coppell, Texas
High School:
Coppell
Prev. College:
Texas A&M
Major:
Master of Business Administration

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2024 All-America First Team (CFN; KOS)
• 2024 All-SEC First Team (CFN; KOS)
• 2024 CFN FBS Kickoff Specialist of the Year
• 2024 CFN SEC Kickoff Specialist of the Year
• 2024 Lou Groza Award Semifinalist
• 2023 All-SEC Second-Team (College Football Network)

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023, '24)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
• Chancellor's Honor Roll (Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)

CAREER: Finished Ole Miss career 42-of-52 (80.8 percent) on field goals and 102-of-104 (98.1 percent) on PATs for 228 total points scored … Was a perfect 13-of-13 from 20-29 yards as a Rebel, as well as 12-of-15 from 30-39 yards, 13-of-16 from 40-49 yards and 4-of-8 from 50-plus … Also handled the majority of kickoffs during his career with 183 total for an average of 64.4 yards per kickoff and 154 total touchbacks … Broke the Ole Miss career record in 50-yard field goals with four such successes, one more than three each from Cloyce Hinton, Jonathan Nichols and Bryan Owen … Stands alongside Hinton as the lone Rebel kickers with multiple 55-yard field goals … Nailed a crucial 56-yarder at No. 22 Tulane in 2023, and an LSU Tiger Stadium record 57-yarder in overtime in 2024 … Ended his Rebel career ranked fifth all-time in field goals made (42), sixth in points kicking (228), sixth in PATs made (102), sixth in PATs attempted (104) and seventh in overall points scored (228).

2024 (SENIOR): All-America First Team (CFN; KOS) … All-SEC First Team (CFN; KOS)… CFN FBS Kickoff Specialist of the Year … CFN SEC Kickoff Specialist of the Year … Reese’s Senior Bowl Invitee … Lou Groza Award Semifinalist … Ended the season 24-of-29 on field goals and 57-of-59 on PATs for 129 points … Handled 96 of Ole Miss’ 98 kickoffs for 82 touchbacks and an average of 64.4 yards … Went a perfect 6-of-6 on field goal attempts from 20-29 yards, 8-of-10 from 30-39 yards, 8-of-9 from 40-49 yards and 2-of-4 from 50-plus with a long of 57, an LSU Tiger Stadium record that ranks tied for third-longest in Ole Miss history … Broke the Ole Miss single-season scoring record both overall and by points kicking with 129 points scored, toppling Jonathan Nichols’ 2003 record of 124 … Marked the second-best season in Ole Miss history in both field goals made (24) and PATs made (57) … Helped push Rebels to 502 total points, the second-most in program history … Led FBS in touchbacks (82) … Led SEC in points kicking (129; No. 3 FBS) and field goals per game (1.9; No. 4 FBS) … Also ranked FBS top-10 in points per game (9.9; No. 2 SEC, No. 8 FBS) and total points scored (129; No. 2 SEC, No. 10 FBS) … PFF’s top-rated player nationally in kickoff rating at a 94.7 grade … vs. Furman (08/31/24): Broke Ole Miss single-game record with 10 PATs, also went 2-of-3 on field goals, hitting from 42 and 41 yards … Handled kickoff duties 12 times for 778 yards and 11 touchbacks … vs. Middle Tennessee (09/07/24): Hit from 33 yards out on lone FG attempt, went 7-of-7 on PAT attempts, averaged 63.0 yards with six touchbacks on eight kickoff attempts … at Wake Forest (9/14/24): Went 2-for-2 on field goals, 4-of-5 on PATs, averaged 64.6 yards on eight kickoffs … vs. Georgia Southern (09/21/24): Hit one field goal from 28 yards out, went 7-of-7 on PATs, handled all nine kickoffs for an average of 65.0 yards and eight touchbacks … vs. Kentucky (09/28/24): Went 2-of-2 on PATs, 1-of-2 on field goals with a make from 31 yards and a miss from 48, kicked off four times for an average of 64.8 yards and three touchbacks … at South Carolina (10/05/24): Went 2-for-2 on field goals with a season-long of 44 yards, was 3-of-3 on PATs, handled all six kickoffs for touchbacks … at #10 LSU (10/12/24): Went a career-high 4-of-5 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATs, included a career-long and Tiger Stadium record 57-yarder in OT that ties as the third-longest in Ole Miss history … Also handled all six kickoffs for touchbacks … vs. Oklahoma (10/26/24): Was 2-of-2 on field goals, 2-of-3 on PATs, averaged 64.7 yards on six kickoffs with four touchbacks …at Arkansas (11/02/24): Went 9-for-9 on PATs, handled all 10 kickoffs for an average of 65.0 yards and nine touchbacks …vs. #2 Georgia (11/09/24): Connected on all five field goal attempts in the rain, hit one PAT to help lead Rebels in historic win over 2nd-ranked Bulldogs, including one from 53 and one from 43 … First Rebel kicker to make five field goals since Luke Logan in 2018 … Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week … at Florida (11/23/24): Went 1-of-2 on field goals, including a 42-yard make, also went 2-of-2 on PATs, sent all four kickoffs for touchbacks … vs. Mississippi State (11/29/24): Went 2-of-3 on field goals and 2-of-2 on PATs, sent five of six kickoffs back for touchbacks … vs. Duke (01/02/25): Connected on lone field goal attempt from 28 yards, tied a Gator Bowl record with a 6-of-6 line on PATs … Also handled all nine Rebel kickoffs for seven touchbacks and an average of 64.4 yards … Lou Groza Award Preseason Watch List … Preseason All-America Honorable Mention kickoff specialist (CFN) … Preseason All-SEC second team kickoff specialist (CFN) … Preseason All-SEC third team place-kicker (CFN).

2023 (SENIOR*): All-SEC second-team (College Football Network) ... Handled all kickoff duties and a vast majority of field goals and PATs in 13 games played ... Scored 99 total points, going 18-of-23 on field goals and a perfect 45-of-45 on PATs ... 20th kicker in Ole Miss history to go perfect on PAT across a season, the first since 2015 ... On field goals, was a perfect 7-for-7 from 20-29 yards, 4-for-5 from 30-39 yards, 5-for-7 from 40-49 yards and 2-for-4 from 50+ yards ...One of only five kickers in Ole Miss history with multiple 50-yard field goals in the same season alongside Cloyce Hinton (1970), Tim Montz (1996), Jonathan Nichols (2003) and Andrew Ritter (2013) ... Handled 87 kickoffs for 5,594 yards (64.3 avg.) with 72 touchbacks ... vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Went 5-for-5 in PATs and nailed the only Ole Miss field goal of the day from 31 yards ... Also handled 11 kickoffs for 707 yards and eight touchbacks (64.3 avg) ... at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Went perfect 3-of-3 in field goals and 4-of-4 in PATs, was crucial in comeback victory for the Rebels ... Hit a career-long 56-yard field goal, the fourth-longest in Ole Miss history and the longest at Ole Miss since 1988 ... Also handled eight kickoffs for 501 yards and six touchbacks ... Named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week ... vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Was 2-of-3 on field goals, 6-of-6 on PATs, with FG makes of 45 and 47 ... Also kicked off nine times for 563 yards (62.6 avg) ... at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Went 1-of-2 in field goals and 1-of-1 in PATs ... Handled three kickoffs, all touchbacks, for 195 yards ... vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Went a perfect 2-for-2 in field goals and 5-for-5 in PATS ... Handled all 10 kickoffs for 646 yards and eight touchbacks ... vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Went 2-of-3 in field goals and 3-of-3 in PATs ... Handled six kickoffs (all touchbacks) for 390 yards ... at Auburn (10/21/23): Went 4-of-4 in PATs and handled all five kickoffs, all touchbacks, for 325 yards ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Went a perfect 2-of-2 in field goals, 3-of-3 in PATs and handled all seven kickoffs (six touchbacks) for 453 yards ... vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Was 1-for-2 in field goals, connecting on a 22-yarder, as well as a perfect 3-for-3 on PATs ... Sent all seven of his kickoffs for touchbacks for 455 total yards ... at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Went 2-for-2 on PATs, hit a 29-yard field goal on his only attempt ... Also had four kickoffs for 257 yards and three touchbacks ... vs. ULM (11/18/23): Was 4-of-4 on PATs, handled five kickoffs for 322 yards and four touchbacks ... at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Went 2-for-2 on PATs, handled four kickoffs for 260 yards and three touchbacks ... vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Tied an Ole Miss record with three field goals made on three attempts, also went 4-for-4 on PATs for 13 total points in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory ... Made field goals came from 36, 45 and 52 yards out ... Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

TEXAS A&M: Appeared in 33 games in three seasons with the Aggies, handling kickoff duties ... Owns a career 64.1 yard average with 183 kickoff attempts … Has successfully made seven PATs, including six in 2022 … Made a 40-yard field goal in the season opener against Sam Houston, marking the first of his career ... Executed his first career onside kick to give the Aggies the final possession at South Carolina.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was 41-for-56 on field goals and 146-for-150 on extra points in prep career … Connected on 11-of-15 field goals as a senior with a long of 57 yards … Named AP All-State Honorable Mention and district special teams MVP as a junior … Coached by Michael DeWitt.

PERSONAL: Full name is Caden Matthew Davis ... Born Feb. 27, 2001 ... Son of Gabe and Annick Davis ... Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management in 2022 from Texas A&M … SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll in 2023-24 ... SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2023 and 2024 ... Chancellor’s Honor Roll in spring 2023, fall 2023, spring 2024 and fall 2024 ... Pursuing a master of business administration degree and will graduate in December 2024.