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NFL prospect Ray Davis has described himself as 'the 1 percent' after surviving homelessness to put himself on the cusp of his football dream.
Davis, who starred at Kentucky last season, grew up in foster care in San Francisco, as his parents reportedly went in and out of prison.
But after a hugely productive 2023 season, in which he racked up 1,129 rushing yards and 21 total touchdowns, Davis is expected to be drafted later this month.
'Statistically, I'm the 1 percent who made it out of the situation I was unfortunately in, but I made it,' he "said at the NFL Draft Combine.
'I'm not doing this for me. I'm doing it for a lot of other kids who are in that situation, if not a worse situation. To know that I can provide a platform and be a speaker for those kids who don't have it, that's the reason I keep going every day, that's the reason I keep fighting.'
According to The Athletic, he entered foster care at age eight and was living in a homeless shelter at 12.
