Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020Western Kentucky
Davis Shanley
QB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Duluth, GA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Davis Shanley is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player 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:...
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- Committed To
- Western Kentucky
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Davis Shanley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Davis Shanley is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,049
- Passing yards
- 942
- Rushing yards
- 107
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Davis Shanley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,049
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · South Forsyth · Western Kentucky
- High school pipeline
- South Forsyth · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Junior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 1,033 | 942 | 91 | 4 | 64.1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 51.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Davis Shanley played QB for Western Kentucky. Across 3 tracked seasons, Davis Shanley recorded 942 passing yards, 107 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 1,033 primary output with 61.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 61.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Loss with 281 yards of offense and 69.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
8
Primary Metric / G
129.1
Efficiency
61.6
Usage
14.7
Consistency
62.3
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 45. Louisville: 248. Ball State: 174. Charlotte: 147. Old Dominion: 281. Florida International: 122. Middle Tennessee: 14. Louisiana Tech: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 6 by 76.4. Louisville: 44 by 58.6. Ball State: 24 by 67.4. Charlotte: 33 by 46.4. Old Dominion: 39 by 69.1. Florida International: 31 by 54.8. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 20
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins88 · Games = 2 · -54.8 vs Losses
Losses142.8 · Games = 6 · +54.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
100 vs Middle Tennessee
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | @ Louisiana Tech | W 30-15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 10-29 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Florida International | L 17-38 | 14 | 25 | 105 | 56.0 | 0 | 0 | 54.8 | 6 | 17 | 2.80 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Old Dominion | L 34-37 | 24 | 31 | 257 | 77.4 | 2 | 0 | 69.1 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/13 | @ Charlotte | L 14-40 | 20 | 29 | 154 | 69.0 | 0 | 2 | 46.4 | 4 | -7 | -1.80 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Ball State | W 28-20 | 13 | 19 | 158 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 67.4 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Louisville | L 17-20 | 22 | 33 | 240 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 58.6 | 11 | 8 | 0.70 | 1 | 8 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Wisconsin | L 3-34 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 76.4 | 3 | 31 | 10.30 | 0 | 14 |
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
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Western Kentucky
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 1,033 | 61.6 | 14.7 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 16 | 100 | 2.1 | -1,017 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -16 |
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
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
5
Above avg efficiency
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