Gabe Davis spent one season in Jacksonville before spending 3 seasons in Buffalo. The veteran wideout is visiting the 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting former Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Gabe Davis, per Fox Sports’s Jordan Schultz.
Davis was drafted with the 22nd pick in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of the University of Central Florida. Davis had at least 35 receptions in every season except 2024. Davis’s best season came in 2022 when he had 49 receptions for 836 yards and seven touchdowns. He followed that year with a 45-catch season for 746 yards and seven touchdowns.
Davis faced the 49ers once in his career, back in 2020. That game, some believe, led Kyle Shanahan to want a mobile quarterback. In that game, Davis caught three of his four targets for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Davis left Buffalo for Jacksonville, signing a three-year contract worth $39 million. Jacksonville released Davis after he suffered a season-ending injury. Jacksonville released Davis with a failed physical designation.
Davis tore his meniscus in his left knee in November. It was believed that he’d need six months to recover from the injury. Perhaps Davis is ahead of schedule, or the 49ers are keeping tabs on Davis. Despite his shortened season, Davis had a 20-yard reception in four of his ten games last season.
There will always be an appetite for a receiver capable of the big play. During Davis’s four year stint in Buffalo, he had 35 receptions of at least 20 air yards. That tied him for 13th in the NFL during that span.