#15 Shane Porter — Young Shane Porter (15) chose to transfer during the offseason, so his jersey number now will pass to another young wide receiver, Trae Davis. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the 15th day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State wide receiver Trae Davis.

Goal No. 15: LEADERSHIP. Everyone can set the example.

#15 Trae Davis

True Freshman | 5-11 | 164 lbs. | Troup, Texas

Position: Wide Receiver
Previous College: None
Projection: Redshirt
Status: On Scholarship

Charles “Trae” Davis III (b. Dec. 12, 2005) is a very speedy wide receiver prospect who plans on majoring in kinesiology and likely will redshirt in 2024 amid a deep position corps.

Davis prepped under head coach Sam Wells at Troup (Texas) High School, where he was regarded as the 223rd-best overall prospect in the nation for the Class of 2024 by On3.

That recruiting service also viewed him as the 36th-best player in the state of Texas and the 37th-best wide receiver in the nation, while he was rated as a 4-star athlete by 247Sports, which ranked him No. 24 in the nation.

Davis picked up all-state honors for the Tigers following his senior campaign as both a wide receiver and a returner, and he earned district Most Valuable Player honors as a senior, while he also was a first-team all-district pick as both a junior and senior.

He set 12 school records — including the game, season, and career marks in both catches and receiving touchdowns — and hauled in 120 catches for 2,254 yards and 31 touchdowns over his prep career, while he also rushed for 1,272 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Davis, who also goes by the nickname “Showtime,” competed in basketball — earning district Newcomer of the Year honors as a freshman and all-district honors as a sophomore — in which he scored 1,000 career points, while he also competed in track and field.

He selected K-State over offers from Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Sam Houston State, San Diego State, Stephen F. Austin, Tulane, Utah State, UTSA and Washington State (to which he was formerly committed until the Pac-12 fell apart at the seams), as well as strong interest from TCU and Texas Tech.

His primary recruiter was his new wide receivers coach, Matthew Middleton.

Oh, and did I mention he has run a laser-timed 40-yard dash in 4.31 seconds (and a hand-time 40 in 4.28)? Heck, he runs a 4.5 with a parachute. That kind of speed may ultimately prove difficult to keep off the field for a maximum of four games…