Tyson Davis

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-10
Weight:
175
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Flint, Mich.
High School:
Goodrich H.S.
Major:
Entrepreneurship
Twitter:
@Lil_TDavis5
Instagram:
19.szns

CAREER

Has seen action in 15 career games with four starts at wide receiver … has 32 receptions for 498 yards with five touchdowns (15.6 average per catch) with a long of 67 yards … also has made one tackle.

2024

As a redshirt junior wide receiver, did not see any action … injured in preseason and missed the entire 2024 season … named a preseason Second Team All-MAC selection by Phil Steele Magazine and Athlon Magazine … named a preseason Third Team All-MAC pick by College Football Network.

2023

As a redshirt sophomore wide receiver, saw action in 10 games … started four games at wide receiver … listed as either the starter or backup on the depth chart … led CMU in receiving yards (444) and touchdown receptions (four), ranked No. 2 in receptions (29), averaged 15.3 yards per catch and 44.4 yards receiving per game on year … caught five passes for 59 yards with a long of 35 in season finale vs. Toledo (11/24) … caught two passes for 57 yards and a 50-yard touchdown at Ohio (11/15) … caught two passes for 77 yards and a 67-yard touchdown at Western Michigan (11/7) … finished with a career-high six receptions for 65 yards with a long of 24 at Ball State (10/21) … caught a then-career-high five passes for 36 yards, including a five-yard TD at Buffalo (10/7) … finished with two receptions for 33 yards vs. Eastern Michigan (9/30) … caught two passes for 25 yards at South Alabama (9/23) … finished with two receptions for 40 yards at Notre Dame (9/16) … caught first touchdown pass of the year, a 31-yarder from Bert Emanuel, Jr., finished with two receptions for 42 yards vs. New Hampshire (9/9) … made first career reception for 10 yards in season opener at Michigan State (9/1).

2022

As a redshirt freshman wide receiver, saw action in five games … played primarily at wide receiver … caught three passes for 54 yards (18 yards per catch) with one touchdown on year … registered career-highs for receptions (two), receiving yards (39) and caught his career-long pass of 36 yards vs. Western Michigan (11/16) … saw action vs. Buffalo (11/9) … caught first career pass, a 15-yard touchdown at Northern Illinois (11/2) … saw first career action vs. Bucknell (9/17).

2021

Redshirted his freshman season at Central Michigan … contributed at wide receiver.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2021 graduate of Goodrich High School, where he played four years of varsity football for Head Coach Tom Alward … three-time Division 3-4 All-State honoree … named All-Region in 2020 by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association … named to the All-Metro League Stars Division First Team on both offense and defense … totaled 30 receptions for 548 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior … also registered two touchdowns on punt returns and had two interceptions … as a junior, racked up 1,620 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns, caught 45 passes for 975 yards (21.7 yards per reception) with 11 touchdowns, rushed for 324 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries, scored on a kickoff return and on offense and notched 70 tackles with seven interceptions and averaged 7.4 tackles per game on defense … as a sophomore, finished with 47 tackles and two interceptions, racked up 1,736 all-purpose yards and 16 touchdowns, caught 50 passes for 657 yards and nine touchdowns, rushed 35 times for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and returned kicks and punts for 729 yards and four touchdowns … also passes for 148 yards and a touchdown … as a freshman, made 42 tackles, intercepted two passes and had four pass breakups, while catching 21 passes for 583 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports … earned All-State First Team honors in basketball … led Goodrich to a 21-1 record, No. 2 ranking in Division 2 and a district finals appearance before the MHSAA canceled the remainder of winter sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PERSONAL

Born Tyson Davis on April 16, 2003 … son of Lance Sumpter and Keyatta Sumpter … older sister Tania was Michigan’s Miss Basketball winner in 2015 and played collegiately at Iowa … committed to Central Michigan on May 20, 2020 … selected Central Michigan over Ball State, Western Michigan, and Youngstown State … Entrepreneurship major.