Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Arizona State
D.J. Davidson
DL • 6'5" • 320 lbs • Mesa, AZ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
D.J. Davidson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sacramento State
Player Story
D.J. Davidson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 98, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of D.J. Davidson's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 4
- Overall
- No. 147
- NFL Team
- New York Giants
D.J. Davidson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arizona State. D.J. Davidson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 29.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
D.J. Davidson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
- Top game
- Sacramento State
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 4 · New York Giants
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · DL 12th (top 2%) · Pac-12 43rd (top 8%) · National 463rd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 5 | 10 | 3.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Arizona State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 13 | 48 | 4.5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 4 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12 | 57 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50.2 |
Related Context
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D.J. Davidson played DL for Arizona State. Across 4 tracked seasons, D.J. Davidson recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Arizona State paired 11.5 primary output with 29.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 29.4 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: USC
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
29.4
Usage
6.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
USC
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Utah: 3. UNLV: 0. BYU: 2. Colorado: 2. UCLA: 0. Stanford: 1. Utah: 0. Washington State: 0. USC: 3.5. Washington: 0. Oregon State: 0. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Utah: 6 by 55. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 4 by 36.7. Colorado: 4 by 36.7. UCLA: 7 by 29.2. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. Utah: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 4 by 16.7. USC: 6 by 60. Washington: 7 by 29.2. Oregon State: 7 by 29.2. Arizona: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 8 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
USC
Best efficiency game
60 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Arizona | W 38-15 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Oregon State | L 10-24 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Washington | W 35-30 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/7 | vs USCSplash game | W 31-16 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Washington State | L 21-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/17 | @ Utah | L 21-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Stanford | W 28-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/3 | @ UCLA | W 42-23 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/26 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 35-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/19 | @ BYUSplash game | L 17-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/12 | vs UNLV | W 37-10 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Southern UtahSplash game | W 41-14 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
D.J. Davidson story
D.J. Davidson built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Mesa, AZ wearing No. 98, spending time with Arizona State. The clearest part of D.J. Davidson's career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives D.J. Davidson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arizona State
2018-2021
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Arizona State | 6.5 | 21.4 | 4.4 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Arizona State | 9 | 23.3 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Arizona State | 9 | 23.3 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arizona State | 2.5 | 26.1 | 5.2 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arizona State | 11.5 | 29.4 | 6.9 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Sacramento State
Week 2 · W 19-7
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs USC
Week 10 · W 31-16 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
vs UTSA
Week 1 · W 49-7
4
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
vs UCLA
Week 14 · L 18-25 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Southern Utah
Week 1 · W 41-14
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Havoc Plays
80.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Arizona State
11.5 primary output · 29.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · Arizona State
40.5
9 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Arizona State
40.5
9 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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