Player Dossier

2018-2021

Arizona 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 28.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.5

Efficiency

28.6

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

17

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Arizona State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

D.J. Davidson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Arizona State. D.J. Davidson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Arizona State paired 6.5 primary output with 21.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 28.6 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: USC

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.9

Efficiency

28.6

Usage

7.5

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Arizona

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 3. UNLV: 0. BYU: 2. Colorado: 1. UCLA: 0. Stanford: 1. Utah: 0. Washington State: 0. USC: 3.5. Washington: 0. Oregon State: 0. Arizona: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 6 by 55. UNLV: 2 by 8.3. BYU: 4 by 36.7. Colorado: 4 by 26.7. 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

Wins0.8 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=4 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · -0.6 vs First Half

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 11/27vs ArizonaW 38-1561000
Sun 11/21@ Oregon StateL 10-2473000
Sun 11/14@ WashingtonW 35-3073000
Sun 11/7vs USCW 31-16621.5002
Sat 10/30vs Washington StateL 21-3442000
Sun 10/17@ UtahL 21-3522000
Sat 10/9vs StanfordW 28-1021100
Sun 10/3@ UCLAW 42-2372000
Sun 9/26vs ColoradoW 35-1341100
Sun 9/19@ BYUL 17-27410.500.501
Sun 9/12vs UNLVW 37-1020000
Fri 9/3vs UnknownSplash game63201

Career Arc

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

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    Arizona State

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonArizona State6.521.44.8
2019 PostseasonArizona State721.75.40.5
2019 Regular SeasonArizona State721.75.40
2020 Regular SeasonArizona State2.526.15.4-4.5
2021 Regular SeasonArizona State10.528.67.58

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.

#2

USC

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

#3

UTSA

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#4

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#5

UCLA

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Arizona State

6.5 primary output · 21.4 efficiency · 4.8 usage

17.4

#2

2021 Regular Season · Arizona State

17

10.5 primary · 28.6 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Arizona State

12.4

7 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

137

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 34 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

D.J. Davidson quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
137