To address the lack of scholarship capital spent in the tailback room, Kentucky decided to visit the transfer portal in the offseason to address the position. The Wildcats laded Vanderbilt transfer Ray Davis who was fresh off a 1,042-yard season in Nashville. Expectations were high for the redshirt senior but many expected a committee approach.
In Kentucky’s Week 1 win over Ball State, Davis played in 42 of 54 (77.8%) snaps and posted 122 yards from scrimmage on 7.2 yards per touch. Davis provided some big plays on the ground and looked the part of RB1 in the Southeastern Conference.