Career Honors
• Second USA College Football Second team pre-season all-America, 2015 (return specialist)
• Second team pre-season all-Southland Conference, 2015
(return specialist)
• Second team all-Southland Conference, 2014 (return specialist)
Epps ended spring training listed as the Wildcats’ starter at a wide receiver position, but the talented senior will also play cornerback and figures to be one of the top punt-return specialists in the country. He’s already earned pre-season all-America accolades from USA College Football.
2014 (Junior): Epps played in all 12 games for the Wildcats, earning second team all-Southland Conference honors as a return specialist after averaging 14.8 yards per punt return and 22.3 yards per kickoff return. He averaged 77.8 all-purpose yards per game. He started two games at cornerback (vs. Central Arkansas and Northwestern State) and finished the season with 30 tackles (25 solo) on defense, while catching four passes for 97 yards and one touchdown. He also had six carries for 48 yards. He had a huge game at cornerback in the Wildcats’ 52-35 win over Central Arkansas on Nov. 1, finishing with four tackles, two interceptions and one pass broken up. He returned one of the interceptions 68 yards for a touchdown on his way to earning Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors. His only offensive touchdown on the season came on Oct. 25 in ACU’s loss at Sam Houston State when he caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Parker McKenzie.
2012-13 (Tyler Junior College): Epps played defensive back as a freshman in 2012, finishing the season with five tackles (four solo). He moved to wide receiver before the 2013 season and finished the season with 26 catches for 322 yards and one TD. He helped the Apaches to a 47-21 win over Garden City (Kan.) C.C. in the Football Capital of Kansas Bowl.
High school: Played at Boswell HS where he was a first team all-District 5-4A at running back as both a junior and senior and a first team all-district pick at defensive back as a junior. In 2009, he rushed for 176 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries. As a junior in 2010, he had more than 400 yards rushing, returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and had four interceptions from his cornerback spot. He was a first team all-district pick at both RB and CB. He finished his career with 59 catches for 621 yards and 10 TDs and ran the ball 244 times for 1,465 yards and 18 TDs with a long touchdown run of 96 yards.
Personal: Son of Jonathan and Keely Davis. 2012 graduate of Boswell High School. Born 10 November 1993.
