Player Dossier

2016-2021

Pittsburgh

A.J. Davis

RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Graceville, FL, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

A.J. Davis leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 80.6 efficiency.

Usage / Role

2%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

69

Solid production for a back

lowelite

Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

lowhigh

Star Power

57

Useful peak profile

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Mississippi State • Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse

Player Story

A.J. Davis built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Graceville, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Mississippi State and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of A.J. Davis' career was his...

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4★

Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8945

Lakeland · Lakeland, FL

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

A.J. Davis, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh. A.J. Davis leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 80.6 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,359
Rushing yards
1,005
Receiving yards
354
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

A.J. Davis quick answers

Latest team and position
Pittsburgh · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,359
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 34 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Top game
Syracuse
Recruit profile
4-star · Lakeland · Pittsburgh
High school pipeline
Lakeland · 67 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2021 Scrimmage yards rank
44 scrimmage yards · RB 527th (top 78%) · ACC 194th (top 67%) · National 1,796th (top 71%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State00000-
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh640400118.7
2018 PostseasonPittsburgh627270035.3
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh613812117035.3
2019 PostseasonPittsburgh113-25072.1
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh11796532264472.1
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh931126645146.5
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh1442123152.3

Related Context

A.J. Davis played RB for Mississippi State and Pittsburgh. Across 6 tracked seasons, A.J. Davis recorded 1,005 rushing yards, 354 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Pittsburgh paired 799 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 80.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Mississippi State, Pittsburgh.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Game with 30 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

1

Scrimmage Yards / G

44

Efficiency

80.6

Usage

8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

North Carolina

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All Games30 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

26 vs North Carolina

Result
Sun 8/28@ North Carolina6101.7002203.8

Player Story

A.J. Davis story

A.J. Davis built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a running back from Graceville, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Mississippi State and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of A.J. Davis' career was his backfield work: 1,005 rushing yards, 238 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 354 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Pittsburgh. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 354 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State and Pittsburgh.

The arc is straightforward: A.J. 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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Mississippi State

    2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Pittsburgh

    2017-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State0
2017 Regular SeasonPittsburgh4019.84.640
2018 PostseasonPittsburgh16541.710.9125
2018 Regular SeasonPittsburgh16541.710.90
2019 PostseasonPittsburgh79944.223.6634
2019 Regular SeasonPittsburgh79944.223.60
2020 Regular SeasonPittsburgh31145.313.8-488
2021 Regular SeasonPittsburgh4480.68-267

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Syracuse

Week 8 · W 27-20 · Conference game

Win with 109 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

82.2 takeover

109 scrimmage yards and 27.9 usage.

#2

vs Ohio

Week 2 · W 20-10

96

Scrimmage Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

96 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.

#3

vs Virginia Tech

Week 12 · W 47-14 · Conference game

80

Scrimmage Yards

73.5 takeover

Win with 80 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

80 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

#4

vs UAlbany

Week 1 · W 33-7

65

Scrimmage Yards

73.2 takeover

Win with 65 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

65 scrimmage yards and 27.8 usage.

#5

vs North Carolina

Week 12 · W 34-27 · Conference game

91

Scrimmage Yards

73 takeover

Win with 91 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

91 scrimmage yards and 34.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Pittsburgh

799 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 23.6 usage

72.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

72.1

799 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 23.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

52.3

44 primary · 80.6 efficiency · 8 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games