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Marcus Davis is looking forward to some end-zone dancing as he enters the biggest stage of his football career: his draft-eligible season with the UBC Thunderbirds.

“I can dance a little bit,” laughed the 5-foot-9, 185-pound receiver. “I haven’t tried twerking, though; and I don’t think I will either.”

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With any player whose dreams include playing pro football, the draft year is one that comes with huge pressure to perform. CFL scouts will be watching, dissecting plays and assessing effort level, checking statistics and interviewing coaches and teammates.

For Davis, he has the added stress of proving he’s fully recovered from the ACL tear he suffered that cost him most of last season. It was only five games into last season, when he blew out his left knee, ending his campaign. Despite the injury, he still finished as the team’s No. 4 receiver with 30 catches for 310 yards and a touchdown.

Now he’s setting his sights on making the step to the next level, where his brother — UBC alum Terrell Davis — awaits already, having made the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ roster as a linebacker in 2016.