Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Hawai'i
Cortez Davis
DB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Decatur, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cortez Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Cortez Davis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Decatur, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Cortez Davis' career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyCortez Davis, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Cortez Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 131
- TFL
- 8
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 31
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Cortez Davis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DB
- Career Tackles
- 131
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- San José State
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DB 148th (top 16%) · Mountain West 54th (top 10%) · National 653rd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 14 | 2 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 14 | 51 | 3.5 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | 54.1 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8 | 29 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 41.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 48 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | 56.2 |
Related Context
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Cortez Davis played DB for Hawai'i. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cortez Davis recorded 131 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 19.5 primary output with 32.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
6.5
Consistency
49.7
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. BYU: 1. Arizona: 1. Oregon State: 2. Washington: 2. Central Arkansas: 1.5. Nevada: 0. Boise State: 1. Air Force: 0. New Mexico: 0. Fresno State: 1. San José State: 5. UNLV: 2. San Diego State: 0. Boise State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 2 by 18.3. Arizona: 5 by 30.8. Oregon State: 7 by 49.2. Washington: 3 by 32.5. Central Arkansas: 5 by 35.8. Nevada: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 5 by 30.8. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. Fresno State: 0 by 10. San José State: 7 by 79.2. UNLV: 2 by 28.3. San Diego State: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 9 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/25 | @ BYU | W 38-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | @ Boise State | L 10-31 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs San Diego State | W 14-11 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ UNLVSplash game | W 21-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs San José StateSplash game | W 42-40 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | vs Fresno State | L 38-41 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ New Mexico | W 45-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Air Force | L 26-56 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ Boise State | L 37-59 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Nevada | W 54-3 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Central Arkansas | W 35-16 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ WashingtonSplash game | L 20-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/8 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 31-28 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/25 | vs Arizona | W 45-38 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cortez Davis story
Cortez Davis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive back from Decatur, GA wearing No. 18, spending time with Hawai'i. The clearest part of Cortez Davis' career was his defensive production: 131 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 31 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Hawai'i. 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 Cortez Davis' production has multiple signals. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Cortez 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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Hawai'i
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192019202020202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Hawai'i | 16.5 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 16.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 16.5 | 27.6 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Hawai'i | 7 | 24.4 | 5.7 | -9.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 7 | 24.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 19.5 | 32.9 | 3.6 | 12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San José State
Week 11 · W 42-40 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 11 · L 10-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico State
Week 8 · W 48-34
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Fresno State
Week 5 · W 27-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Wyoming
Week 9 · L 7-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
19.5 primary output · 32.9 efficiency · 3.6 usage
56.2
#2
2019 Postseason · Hawai'i
54.1
16.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Hawai'i
54.1
16.5 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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