Oklahoma State University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
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Tay Martin
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houma, LA
- High School:
- Ellender Memorial
2021 Second Team All-Big 12 (Coaches & AP)
Career Highs
Receptions 13 vs. Eastern Wash., 2018 (WSU)
Receiving Yards 149 vs. Eastern Wash., 2018 (WSU)
Receiving Touchdowns 3 vs. Notre Dame, 2021
Long Reception 58 vs. Air Force, 2019 (WSU)
Arrived in Stillwater as a transfer from Washington State shortly before the start of the 2020 season and played two seasons in Stillwater ... Backed up All-American Tylan Wallace in 2020 and had a breakout year as OSU’s primary target in 2021 .. Became the 10th player in school history to record a 1,000-yard receiving season .. Finished his career with 2,810 yards, 28 receiving touchdowns, 238 catches and eight 100-yard receiving games combined between his time at Washington State and Oklahoma State ... Those numbers ranked No. 3 (receiving touchdowns), No. 4 (catches), No. 14 (receiving yards) and No. 24 (100-yard games) among all active FBS players when his career ended.
2021 (Super Senior): A second team All-Big 12 selection by the coaches and AP ... Finished the year with 1,046 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns with 80 catches on the year, all of which led the team ... His receiving yardage total ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 and made him the 10th player in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season ... Recorded five 100-yard games on the year, including a season high of 130 in the win at Texas Tech to mark the highest receiving yardage total in his two-year career in Stillwater ... Led the team in catches in 10 games and in receiving yards in nine games ... His most impactful performance of the season came in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl win over No. 5 Notre Dame ... With the Cowboys trailing the Fighting Irish, 28-7, with less than a minute remaining in the first half, Martin record three straight touchdown receptions in less than 13 minutes of gameplay to tie it up at 28-28 in the third quarter and help the Cowboys come away with the victory ... His 10 catches in the game also marked a single game high in his time at OSU ... His three touchdown catches in the games tied for the fifth-most in a game in OSU history and tied for the most in a game in Fiesta Bowl history ... Scored OSU’s first two touchdowns in the Bedlam win over Oklahoma, including a 30-yard score to mark the first points in the game ... Started 13 of OSU’s 14 games on the year ... Injured early in the second game of the season against Tulsa and missed the rest of that game and the next game at Boise State ... Earned OSU Offensive Player of the Week honors vs. Missouri State, West Virginia and Texas Tech ... Served as a game captain in the win over TCU.
2020 (Senior): Played in eight games, including each of the final four ... Served as the primary backup to All-American Tylan Wallace for the majority of the season ... Finished the season with 15 catches for 149 yards ... Had a breakout performance in the Cheez-It Bowl win over No. 18 Miami, making six catches for 73 yards in the one-possession win ... Also made a season-long catch of 35 yards against the Hurricanes that helped lead to an OSU touchdown ... His next-longest catch came on a 20-yard grab at TCU ... Made at least one catch in five games ... His 15 catches came on 20 targets for a 75% completion rate when targeted, marking the highest rate for any OSU player with at least 10 receptions ... Also played an important role covering kickoffs on special teams.
2019 (Junior at Washington State): Appeared in all 13 games, seven as a starter … Caught 43 passes for 564 yards and four touchdowns … Averaged 13.1 yards per catch … Rated the third-best blocking wide receiver in the Pac-12 by Pro Football Focus … Caught a 4-yard touchdown pass against Northern Colorado … Had five catches for 76 yards at Houston … Finished with a season-high seven catches for 67 yards, including a 7-yard touchdown, against UCLA … Had a 1-yard touchdown catch against Colorado … Had a 48-yard catch at Oregon and a 28-yard catch at Cal … Had four catches for 76 yards with a 16-yard touchdown catch against Stanford … Caught five passes for 61 yards against Oregon State … Had a career-long 58-yard catch against Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl.
2018 (Sophomore at Washington State): Started all 13 games at X receiver ... Tied for fifth in Pac-12 Conference and tied for team-lead with eight touchdown receptions ... Recorded 69 receptions for 685 yards on the year, both marking the second-most on the team ... Recorded a team-best three 100-yard games (Eastern Washington, at Oregon State, Arizona) ... Tied for team lead with 11 catches of 20-plus yards, including five for touchdowns ... Had five catches for 73 yards in win at Wyoming ... Caught six passes for 68 yards, including two touchdowns (15, 36) in the win over San Jose State ... Set career highs with 13 catches for 149 yards with one touchdown (21) in the win over Eastern Washington ... Had three catches at USC ... Recorded five catches for 30 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown in the win over Utah ... Caught eight passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns (38, 27) in the win at Oregon State ... Caught six passes for 25 yards in the win over Oregon ... Had a seven-yard touchdown catch at Stanford ... Had seven receptions for 124 yards with a 50-yard touchdown catch in the win over Arizona ... Made four catches for 35 yards against Iowa State in the Alamo Bowl.
2017 (Freshman at Washington State): Appeared in all 13 games, making one start … Named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshmen Second Team by SB Nation … Caught 31 passes for 366 yards and six touchdowns on the year, tying the WSU single-season record for touchdown catches by a freshman … Averaged 11.8 yards per catch … Also recorded five tackles, four coming on kickoff coverage, and recovered a fumble ... Only punt return went for 24 yards … First career catch went for four yards in the season-opener against Montana State … Caught two passes in the win over Oregon State … Had a six-yard catch in the win over No. 5 USC … Had four catches for 78 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown for his first career score, in the win over Colorado, earning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors from Athlon Sports … Caught two touchdowns (8, 49) and recovered a fumble on punt coverage at Arizona … Had five catches for 40 yards in the win over No. 18 Stanford … Had a 20-yard reception and a 24-yard punt return in the win at Utah … Made five receptions for 70 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown catch, at No. 15 Washington … Made his first career start and caught seven passes for 51 yards with two touchdowns (14, 15) against No. 18 Michigan State in the Holiday Bowl.
High School: Attended Ellender Memorial and played for coach David McCormick … As a senior, he was named 4A All-State first-team by the Louisiana Coaches Association after catching 45 passes for 751 yards and eight touchdowns … Also rushed for 493 yards and five touchdowns … On defense, made 36 tackles and two interceptions … Totaled 18 touchdowns, returned a fumble recovery, an interception, two punts and a kickoff for touchdowns … As a junior he caught 51 passes for 825 yards and seven touchdowns … Also made 71 tackles with two sacks and one interception … Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports … Rated No. 32 prospect in Louisiana by ESPN ... A four-year letterwinner in basketball and track (high jump) ... Three-time All-District first-team selection in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Davontavean Martin ... Born Dec. 14, 1997 ... Parents are Brian and April ... Has two younger sisters, Angelay and Salae, and a younger brother, Zavean ... Has a daughter, Reign Christine Martin, who was born in February of 2019 ... University Studies major.
