One of the state’s most productive runners last season, Davis has excellent tape. He’s shifty, smart, and difficult to bring down in the open field. He also excels in the classroom, and he should earn opportunities to play at the next level. We have him ranked just inside the top 75 in the state, so it’s obvious what we think of his talent. He fought through injury last season, and a full senior year should help him raise his stock.

The Bulldogs have been limiting Max’s touches in the preseason to keep him fresh for the season, but now I expect them to unleash Max, and if he has a big game on the ground, it will be good news for Burns. The good thing is Max has some more-than-capable support with multiple backs and threats in their offense, so expect him to be even fresher and stronger in the 4th quarter when this game is expected to be tight.

Max is a throwback to past days of football players who played running back and middle linebacker, and they just didn’t come off the football field. Max can be a bellcow back, and he gets stronger as the game goes along with the football in his hands. He’s not bad as a linebacker either, and this year he’ll have a lot of talented teammates helping him out.

After seeing Max rush for nearly 300 yards and 4 touchdowns live against a really good Stuart Cramer team this past season, I was ready to crown him as a Top 5 back in his class in North Carolina. That’s how impressive he was. The workload that he can handle as a back alone is tremendous, but then when you turn around and see him play linebacker on defense, it’s almost unbelievable. Max is a throwback in an era of specialization, and that goes a long way with me. The power and determination on every carry are special, and he’s a leader for his team. He’s a very strong candidate for this 704 Junior Bowl team.

After doing his thing on offense with nearly 250 yards on the ground with 24 carries, Max produced 11 tackles on defense, really looking impressive against the running game of Stuart Cramer primarily. Max does a good job of coming downhill against the running game and making solid tackles in space. Max can also be a plugger against interior linemen and lead backs in the hole, allowing his teammates to make tackles efficiently.

Max Davis Max Davis 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB Burns | 2027 State NC was a man on a mission in this game. Before we get to the stats, just know that I haven’t seen a performance this impressive on the field since covering Quavaris Crouch at Harding HS in 2017, and he was the #1 player in the country at the time. The main reason I say that is because Max had 24 carries for 252 yards and 5 touchdowns offensively in this one. Then, he went out and played nearly snap on defense and had 11 tackles from his linebacker position. We’ll talk about his defense in a seperate article, but offensively, Max dominated this game, along with his offensive line. Max showed some breakaway speed in the open field and the ability to run through 2nd and 3rd-level tackle attempts. And he simply just didn’t get tired with the heavy workload. When you’re the focal point offensively, everyone knows it, and you still produce at this level – that’s special stuff. I talked with Max after the game.