Usage / Role
10%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2021-2025Pittsburgh
RB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Derrick Davis Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Usage / Role
10%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a back
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
27
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · LSU
Snapshot
Player Story
Derrick Davis Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 34, spending time with LSU and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Derrick Davis Jr.'s career was his...
Read the storyDerrick Davis Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · LSU. Derrick Davis Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2022 Postseason | LSU | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 36.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 5 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 85 | 70 | 15 | 2 | 44.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Derrick Davis Jr. played RB for LSU and Pittsburgh. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derrick Davis Jr. recorded 135 rushing yards, 15 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Pittsburgh.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
LSU paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, Pittsburgh.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Youngstown State
Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
9.4
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
6.1
Consistency
39.5
Best Game by takeover score
Youngstown State
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Game by game trend chart. Kent State: 12. Cincinnati: 11. West Virginia: 3. Youngstown State: 35. SMU: -2. Virginia: 0. Clemson: 7. Louisville: 0. Boston College: 19
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kent State: 5 by 25. Cincinnati: 4 by 28.1. West Virginia: 2 by 15.6. Youngstown State: 7 by 42.7. SMU: 1 by 0. Clemson: 4 by 18.2. Louisville: 1 by 0. Boston College: 6 by 39.4
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9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Youngstown State
Best efficiency game
42.7 vs Youngstown State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Boston College | L 23-34 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Louisville | L 9-37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Clemson | L 20-24 | 4 | 7 | 1.80 | 0 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Virginia | L 19-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ SMU | L 25-48 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | — | — | -2 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Youngstown State | W 73-17 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs West Virginia | W 38-34 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Cincinnati | W 28-27 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Kent State | W 55-24 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | — | — | 2.4 |
Player Story
Derrick Davis Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 34, spending time with LSU and Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Derrick Davis Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 135 rushing yards, 40 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 15 receiving yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick Davis Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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LSU
2021-2022
Opening stop
Pittsburgh
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | LSU | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | LSU | 57 | 54.3 | 3.6 | 57 |
| 2022 Regular Season | LSU | 57 | 54.3 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 41.7 | 1.5 | -49 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 85 | 21.1 | 6.1 | 77 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | -85 |
#1 Featured game
vs Youngstown State
Week 4 · W 73-17
Win with 35 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
35
Scrimmage Yards
60.9 takeover
35 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.
#2
@ Purdue
Week 1 · W 63-7 · Postseason
29
Scrimmage Yards
59.8 takeover
Win with 29 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
29 scrimmage yards and 10.2 usage.
#3
vs UAB
Week 12 · W 41-10
28
Scrimmage Yards
59.1 takeover
Win with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
28 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.
#4
vs Wofford
Week 1 · W 45-7
8
Scrimmage Yards
50.1 takeover
Win with 8 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
8 scrimmage yards and 3 usage.
#5
@ Boston College
Week 14 · L 23-34 · Conference game
19
Scrimmage Yards
42.7 takeover
Loss with 19 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
19 scrimmage yards and 12 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · LSU
0 primary output · — efficiency · 0 usage
50
#2
2024 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
44.5
85 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2022 Postseason · LSU
36.2
57 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 3.6 usage
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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