Fabian Davis Class: Senior Hometown: Greenville, SC High School: J.L. Mann Height / Weight: 5-11 / 180 Position: Wide Receiver Birthdate: 12/07/1978 Experience: 3VL

The most experienced player in the receiving corps ¡K also considered the leader of the group ¡K needs to be a durable player with the team's lack of depth at the position ¡K a player with great speed and hands ¡K described as a "playmaker" ¡K a versatile player who can play a variety of positions in the WFU offensive scheme ¡K a proven talent on returns ¡K a standout on the Wake Forest track team as well ¡K finished fourth in the 2002 ACC Championships in the triple jump and was 11th in the conference in the high jump ¡K achieved gold standard status in the weight room in two categories following spring workouts, with a 352 in the back squat and a 35-inch vertical leap.

2001: Saw action in all 11 games, starting two ¡K the team's second-leading receiver in both receptions and yards ¡K also a key player on both kickoff and punt returns ... finished the season with 24 catches for 306 yards and two touchdowns ... also rushed for 103 yards on 20 carries and two TDs ... tallied five touchdowns during the season - two rushing, two receiving and one punt return ... of the 12 longest plays recorded by WFU during the season, Davis was involved with five ¡K totaled 48 yards on six punt returns and had one reception for 11 yards at East Carolina ... recorded his first touchdown of the season, a 23-yard reception, against Appalachian State ... totaled 54 yards on five receptions versus the Mountaineers ... tallied a season-high five receptions for 80 yards against Maryland ... also collected 40 yards on four punt returns ... recorded his first career rushing touchdown with an eight-yard run into the endzone at Florida State ... also recorded his longest career kickoff return with a 56-yarder in the fourth quarter that set up a Deacon touchdown against the Seminoles ... served as a game captain against NC State ¡K threw a 38-yard pass to Jax Landfried on a trick play which set up a Deacon touchdown versus the Wolfpack - the sixth-longest pass of the season for Wake ... had a stellar all-around game at Virginia ¡K returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown that gave Wake a 27-23 lead in the fourth quarter ¡K it was WFU's first punt return for a TD since 1993 and the sixth-longest punt return in school history ... threw a 45-yard pass completion to Jason Anderson, setting up another touchdown ... also caught two passes for 31 yards against Virginia ... rushed four times for 19 yards and a touchdown in Wake's one-point win over North Carolina ... caught three passes for 28 yards against Georgia Tech ¡K also had a 22-yard kickoff return against the Yellow Jackets ... gave another notable all-around performance in the season finale versus Northern Illinois, catching three passes for 65 yards and a touchdown, including a career-long 47 yard reception ... also returned three punts for 46 yards and three kickoffs for 74 yards against the Huskies, earning ACC Specialist of the Week honors ¡K his 197 all-purpose yards versus NIU ranked as the 10th-best performance in the ACC during the 2001 season.

2000: One of WFU's top receivers as well as a valuable special teams player ¡K started every game at wide receiver ¡K also returned punts and kickoffs ¡K finished the season with 33 catches for a team-high 596 yards and three touchdowns ¡K averaged a team-best 54.2 receiving yards a game ¡K also averaged 18.1 yards a reception, a mark which ranks as the fifth-best season average in Wake history ¡K ranked third on the squad with 756 all-purpose yards ¡K made at least one reception in all but one game in 2000 ¡K was the only Wake player to record two 100-yard receiving games ¡K had a 43-yard reception against UNC - Wake's longest of the game and a career-high for Davis ¡K caught a 22-yard pass at Clemson ... in front of his hometown crowd ¡K made the Deacs' longest reception of the Virginia game - a 37-yard grab in the fourth quarter ¡K grabbed a 40-yarder against Vanderbilt ¡K caught three balls for 53 yards in that game ¡K caught a career-high nine passes for 125 yards at Georgia Tech, tying for the third-best ACC performance (receptions) on the season ¡K made a team-high five catches for 46 yards at Maryland, scoring Wake's only TD on an 18-yard catch ¡K was outstanding on special teams against Duke, returning three punts for 57 yards and a kickoff for 28 yards ¡K had a season-high 45-yard punt return in the second quarter ¡K set a career high at Navy, making eight catches for 194 yards and two rushes for 31 yards ¡K also had a 29-yard TD catch against the Midshipmen ¡K his 217 all-purpose yards at Navy tied as the sixth-best performance in the ACC, while his 194 receiving yards tied as the third-best single-game performance in Deacon records ¡K was the leading receiver in a continually heavy downpour at NC State, catching three passes for 54 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown reception.

1999: Saw action in every game ¡K earned his first varsity letter ¡K caught six passes for 80 yards and one touchdown ¡K averaged 13.3 yards per reception ¡K his lone touchdown came against the nation's top-ranked team on the final play of the Florida State game ¡K longest catch of the year was a 37-yarder versus Duke ¡K caught two passes for 43 yards against the Blue Devils ¡K also returned nine kickoffs for 151 yards (16.8 avg.) ¡K posted a season-best 31-yard return versus UAB ¡K a regular special teams performer who tallied five tackles and one fumble recovery on the year ¡K caught one pass for 15 yards in WFU's 23-3 win over Arizona State in the Jeep Aloha Bowl ¡K also returned one kickoff for 25 yards against the Sun Devils.

1998: Redshirted as a true freshman.

Background: Caught 52 passes for 850 yards and nine touchdowns as a prep senior at J.L. Mann HS ¡K coached there by George Harrelson ¡K earned 1997 all-state honors and was selected to the prestigious Charlotte Observer "Top 25" list for the state of South Carolina ¡K also excelled as a defensive back, intercepting 22 passes during his career ¡K chosen for the Shrine Bowl as a wide receiver ¡K played basketball for the Patriots, too, and was one of his state's premier performers in track and field ¡K won three individual state championships during the 1998 outdoor season - high jump (6'9), triple jump (48.5') and long jump (23'2") ¡K member of state championship 4x400 relay team.

Personal: Majoring in History ¡K born December 7, 1978 in Greenville, S.C. ¡K son of Mary Davis.

Davis¡¦ Career Receptions

Year	G-GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1999	11-2	6	80	13.3	1	37
2000	11-11	33	596	18.1	3	43
2001	11-2	24	306	12.8	2	47
Career	33-15	63    	982   	15.6  	6    	47

Most Receptions: 9 at Georgia Tech, 10/14/00
Most Receiving Yards: 194 at Navy, 11/18/00

Davis¡¦ Career Rushing

Year	G-GS	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1999	11-2	1	13	13.0	0	13
2000	11-11	5	62	12.4	0	17
2001	11-2	20	103	5.2	2	15
Career	33-15	26   	178   	6.8    	2	17

Davis¡¦ Career Punt Returns

Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2000	6	36	6.0	0	45
2001	30	323	10.8	1	62
Career	36	359	10.0	1	62

Davis¡¦ Career Kickoff Returns

Year	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
1999	9	151	16.8	0	31
2000	4	62	15.5	0	28
2001	10	232	23.2	0	56
Career	 23	445	19.3	0	56

Davis Up Close

Favorite food: Oranges

Favorite music group: Boyz II Men

Favorite book: Uncle Tom's Cabin

Word that describes me on the football field: dangerous

When I played football as a kid I'd pretend to be: Tony Dorsett

My dream vacation would be: The Bahamas with Selma Hayek

My dream job would be: not having to work

My greatest moment in sports: punt return at Virginia

My pre-game ritual includes: listening to music (slow) and singing