Davis Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Davis Named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week

9/5/2022 2:29:00 PM | Football

Speedster tied TCU's career record for punt returns for touchdowns

IRVING, Texas -- TCU's Derius Davis has been named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in Friday's season opening 38-13 victory at Colorado.

Davis changed the game's momentum with his 60-yard punt return for a touchdown. Trailing 3-0 at the time, TCU used the graduate student's return to take a lead it would not relinquish. Davis tied TCU's program record, held by KaVontae Turpin (2015-18), with his fourth career punt return for a touchdown. He totaled 72 punt return yards in the game while adding a 27-yard rushing touchdown and two receptions for 25 yards.

Combined with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against West Virginia last season, Davis has five career special teams scores. He trails Turpin by one for the top spot in TCU history.