Western Michigan’s Corey Davis is the best player you haven’t heard of … yet

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Every few years, a Mid-American Conference player appears, seemingly out of the cornfields, and places himself on the NFL draft radar.

In 2003, it was a gargantuan quarterback from Miami (Ohio) named Ben Roethlisberger, who had started only one season in high school. In 2012, lightly recruited, one-time lightweight offensive tackle Eric Fisher surged atop the top of draft boards with Central Michigan. The following year, Buffalo linebacker Khalil Mack had everyone talking, even though in high school, no one from an FBS program wanted to talk to him.

The MAC’s next shooting star literally soars on Saturdays, catching just about everything thrown his way. Meet Western Michigan’s Corey Davis, possibly the nation’s best wide receiver.

Davis checks in at No. 69 on ESPN’s #CFBRank Top 100 players for 2016.

“You’re talking about possibly one of the best players ever to play in this league,” WMU coach P.J. Fleck said, “and he’s a two-star, non-recruited player.”

Corey Davis has 22 career 100-yard receiving performances, including seven straight to end 2015. AP Photo/David Richard

Davis, whose 3,785 career receiving yards make him the FBS’ active leader, is just 403 yards away from breaking the MAC’s career mark. He needs 72 receptions and 15 touchdowns to set league records in those categories, reasonable projections after he averaged 84 receptions and 13.5 touchdown catches the last two seasons.

The 6-foot-3 senior owns 22 career 100-yard receiving performances, including seven straight to end 2015. He caught six or more balls in 11 of 13 games last season and has recorded fewer than four receptions just once since his freshman season in 2013.

“Every time he touched the ball, you kind of held your breath,” said Iowa State coach Matt Campbell, who saw Davis annually while coaching Toledo the last three seasons. “He’s the one guy in that conference that you turn the film on every week and you’re really impressed.

“You see elite …

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