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Player Dossier
2014-2018Auburn
Deshaun Davis
LB • 5'11" • 233 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deshaun Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Deshaun Davis built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Mobile, AL wearing No. 57, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Deshaun Davis' career was his defensive production: 252...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 37
- Overall
- No. 210
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
Deshaun Davis, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Auburn. Deshaun Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 252
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Deshaun Davis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 252
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Compass Prep
- High school pipeline
- Compass Prep · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 37 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 57 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 112 tackles · LB 32nd (top 3%) · SEC 4th (top 1%) · National 35th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Auburn | 12 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 48.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Auburn | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Auburn | 12 | 70 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | Auburn | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 71.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Auburn | 13 | 103 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 71.2 |
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Deshaun Davis played LB for Auburn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Deshaun Davis recorded 252 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Auburn paired 24 primary output with 51.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 51.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Loss with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Auburn
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
51.4
Usage
15.3
Consistency
33.4
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 2. Washington: 0.5. Alabama State: 1. LSU: 8. Arkansas: 0.5. Southern Miss: 2. Mississippi State: 0. Tennessee: 1. Ole Miss: 2. Texas A&M: 1. Georgia: 3. Liberty: 0. Alabama: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 9 by 57.5. Washington: 7 by 34.2. Alabama State: 4 by 26.7. LSU: 13 by 100. Arkansas: 5 by 25.8. Southern Miss: 10 by 61.7. Mississippi State: 10 by 41.7. Tennessee: 10 by 51.7. Ole Miss: 13 by 70. Texas A&M: 9 by 47.5. Georgia: 10 by 71.7. Liberty: 7 by 29.2. Alabama: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · -1.9 vs Losses
Losses3 · Games = 5 · +1.9 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
100 vs LSU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/28 | vs PurdueSplash game | W 63-14 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 21-52 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Liberty | W 53-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Georgia10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-27 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Texas A&M | W 28-24 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-16 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Tennessee10+ tackles | L 24-30 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Mississippi State10+ tackles | L 9-23 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Southern Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 24-13 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Arkansas | W 34-3 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs LSU10+ tackles · Splash game | L 21-22 | 13 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Alabama State | W 63-9 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Washington | W 21-16 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Deshaun Davis story
Deshaun Davis built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Mobile, AL wearing No. 57, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Deshaun Davis' career was his defensive production: 252 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 6 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Auburn. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Deshaun Davis' production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Auburn.
The arc is straightforward: Deshaun Davis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Auburn
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Auburn | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Auburn | 15 | 34.4 | 7.4 | 15 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Auburn | 15 | 34.4 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Auburn | 10 | 35.1 | 8 | -5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Auburn | 10 | 35.1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Auburn | 24 | 51.4 | 15.3 | 14 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Auburn | 24 | 51.4 | 15.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs LSU
Week 3 · L 21-22 · Conference game
Loss with 8 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
100 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
@ Alabama
Week 13 · L 12-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 14 · L 7-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 12 · W 42-14
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Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Alabama
Week 13 · W 26-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Auburn
24 primary output · 51.4 efficiency · 15.3 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Auburn
71.2
24 primary · 51.4 efficiency · 15.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Auburn
48.8
15 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
14
Splash games
10
10+ tackle games
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