Daewood Davis had a coming out party on Saturday at Autzen Stadium.

It's been a tumultuous few months for the wide receiver position at Oregon. A head coaching change cost the program five four-star rated wide receivers commitments, and one of the premier players signed to replace that loss (4-star Jalen Hall) has a murky future at best in Eugene.

And then when you consider the program's numbers, just six healthy scholarship players for much of the spring and only two coming in in the summer, well, the gears certainly begin to turn.

Saturday didn't do much to build up the group's confidence either. Starting corners Thomas Graham and Deommodore Lenoir blanketed top receiver Johnny Johnson and Brenden Schooler for much of the afternoon, creating more questions about who exactly Justin Herbert will be throwing to this fall.

It all felt a bit deflating.

Then enter Daewood Davis.

Last season saw the Florida native redshirt, and then contemplate transferring. After deciding to stick it out, Davis entered camp as a question mark. With several tested WRs, Dillon Mitchell Johnson and Schooler, Davis was the opposite. But on Saturday he made a grand entrance.

Davis' first career reception at Oregon at Autzen — albeit one in a game that won't count towards his career starts — went for six. His second catch went for 11 yards and his third for another touchdown.

Needless to say, Davis had a big game. His game was so big that his name was the first off of head coach Mario Cristobal's lips when asked about which offensive newcomers made strong impressions.

“How about Daewood Davis?," he asked the room of reporters. "We always knew he had that track speed, and he showed it today."

His burst was apparent. On his second score (video below), a screen pass from Herbert, he made safety Brady Breeze miss before sprinting into the end zone.

2Q | Learn his name! @daewood_davis sheds a tackle, toes the sideline and finds paydirt for his second score. Thunder up 47-27 with less than a minute left in the half #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/rUrxvA6Krv — Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) April 21, 2018

But, what we saw in three catches on Saturday was a player capable of doing more than just run fast in a straight line. His first score saw a great adjustment to an under thrown ball, his second the lower body strength to run through an arm tackle.

“It feels great," Davis said of Saturday. "I waited the whole offseason to show the world what I got and what I did today."

None of that is by mistake. With the help of strength coach Aaron Feld and copious amounts of protein shakes, Davis packed on 20 pounds of muscle. He now looks like a player capable of making an impact in Eugene this fall.

"I came in undersized," he said after the game. "I think that’s why I didn’t get the chance to show the world what I’ve got. This year, I came in and trained with Coach Feld… When I was out there I felt like I was me. I did what I had to do."

This is all great news for the Oregon offense. Currently the team has nine scholarship receivers expected to be in fall camp. That's not many. There is little room for error among that group. Fortunately it appears Davis is one they can count on.

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