Player Career

Davis Shanley Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Davis Shanley story

Davis Shanley built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a quarterback from Duluth, GA wearing No. 12, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Davis Shanley's career was his passing role: 942 passing yards, 3 touchdown passes, 141 attempts, and 107 rushing yards across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 107 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.

The arc is straightforward: Davis Shanley 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

    Western Kentucky

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky1,03361.614.7
2019 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky161002.1-1,017
2020 Regular SeasonWestern Kentucky0-16

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Western Kentucky to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted19.7Nov 30, 2020

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Old Dominion

Week 8 · L 34-37 · Conference game

Loss with 281 yards of offense and 69.1 efficiency.

281

Total Offense

68.4 takeover

281 total offense with 69.1 efficiency.

#2

@ Arkansas

Week 11 · W 45-19

16

Total Offense

68.2 takeover

Win with 16 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

16 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#3

@ Louisville

Week 3 · L 17-20

248

Total Offense

67.9 takeover

Loss with 248 yards of offense and 58.6 efficiency.

248 total offense with 58.6 efficiency.

#4

@ Tennessee

Week 3

33

Total Offense

62.2 takeover

Game shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

33 total offense with 24.4 efficiency.

#5

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 10 · L 10-29 · Conference game

14

Total Offense

52.5 takeover

Loss with 14 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

14 total offense with 100 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

1,033 primary output · 61.6 efficiency · 14.7 usage

64.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

51.6

16 primary · 100 efficiency · 2.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Western Kentucky

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency