Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024SMU
Davaughn Celestine
S • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Placentia, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Davaughn Celestine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- San Diego State • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Davaughn Celestine built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Placentia, CA wearing No. 31, spending time with SMU and San Diego State. The clearest part of Davaughn Celestine's career was his...
Read the storyDavaughn Celestine, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · San Diego State. Davaughn Celestine shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 80
- TFL
- 1.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Davaughn Celestine quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · S
- Career Tackles
- 80
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 14 tackles · S 289th (top 53%) · ACC 303rd (top 40%) · National 2,465th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 Postseason | San Diego State | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 41 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.1 |
Related Context
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Davaughn Celestine played S for San Diego State and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Davaughn Celestine recorded 80 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
San Diego State paired 5 primary output with 18.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 7.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across San Diego State, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · SMU
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
7.3
Usage
1.2
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 0. Houston Christian: 0. BYU: 0. TCU: 0. Stanford: 0. Duke: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. California: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Houston Christian: 1 by 4.2. BYU: 1 by 4.2. TCU: 1 by 4.2. Stanford: 3 by 12.5. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 4 by 16.7. California: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
16.7 vs Pittsburgh
Player Story
Davaughn Celestine story
Davaughn Celestine built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a safety from Placentia, CA wearing No. 31, spending time with SMU and San Diego State. The clearest part of Davaughn Celestine's career was his defensive production: 80 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Davaughn Celestine's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
San Diego State
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | San Diego State | 5 | 18.7 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San Diego State | 5 | 18.7 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2 | 15.4 | 5 | -3 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 0 | 7.3 | 1.2 | -2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 0 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Air Force
Week 5 · L 10-49 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho State
Week 2 · W 38-7
2
Havoc Plays
70.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · L 23-25 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
48.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 4 · W 17-14
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Idaho State
Week 1 · W 36-28
1
Havoc Plays
45.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · San Diego State
5 primary output · 18.7 efficiency · 4.1 usage
40.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · San Diego State
40.9
5 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 4.1 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · SMU
39.1
0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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