Cam Davis Has Turned into 2019 Richard Newton: All TDs, No Starts

He opened the season with a 1-yard scoring run against Kent State to give the Huskies a 21-7 lead in the first quarter.

A week later, Davis scored twice against Portland State, crossing the goal line on an 8-yard TD romp on the UW's opening series and again on a 3-yard run in the third quarter.

He scored in his third consecutive game when he found the end zone on the Huskies' opening series against Michigan State on a 1-yard plunge.

Against Arizona State, Davis carried the ball just nine times but he scored on second-half runs of 4, 1 and 5 yards, providing a TD on his every third carry.

"I'm just ready whenever my number is called," he said.

He still has six games left to add to his touchdown total in the UW's new high-powered offense, one that averages 41 points per game.

Entering the season, Davis had just 2 career Husky touchdowns to his name.

Of course, while emulating Newton's previous high-scoring ways, he needs better luck than his fellow veteran Husky running back thereafter. 

Since his big point-producing output during Chris Petersen's final year as coach, Newton has scored just three touchdowns for the Huskies in three seasons. He joined this team late after he suffered a season-ending knee injury against UCLA in 2021 and butting heads with the Jimmy Lake coaching staff and sitting much of 2020.

For now, Davis brings his high production while rotating in. He ranks sixth in the Pac-12 in overall scoring. And not only did he go for a touchdown trifecta against Arizona State, he broke a 42-yard non-scoring run in the desert, one that ranks as the UW's longest of the season.

"I just want to contribute to the team as much as I can," Davis said. "If that's getting into the end zone, I'm going to let it be that. I'm not going to shy away from that."