Usage / Role
62%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2022Kent State
Saivon Taylor-Davis
DL • 6'0" • 233 lbs • Barberton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Saivon Taylor-Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Player Story
Saivon Taylor-Davis built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Barberton, OH wearing No. 14, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Saivon Taylor-Davis' career was his...
Read the storySaivon Taylor-Davis, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kent State. Saivon Taylor-Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 56
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 10.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Saivon Taylor-Davis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 56
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Buffalo
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 24 tackles · DL 254th (top 26%) · Mid-American 150th (top 28%) · National 1,667th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 24 | 9 | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69.8 |
Related Context
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Saivon Taylor-Davis played DL for Kent State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Saivon Taylor-Davis recorded 56 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Kent State paired 20.5 primary output with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 32.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 88.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
32.2
Usage
11.7
Consistency
49.3
Best Game by takeover score
Buffalo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Toledo: 2. Akron: 3. Ball State: 1. Bowling Green: 6. Eastern Michigan: 3. Buffalo: 5.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 3 by 32.5. Akron: 6 by 55. Ball State: 0 by 10. Bowling Green: 3 by 62.5. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 42.5. Buffalo: 6 by 75
Split Comparison
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Wins3.6 · Games = 4 · +2.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -2.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Buffalo
Best efficiency game
75 vs Buffalo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Buffalo2+ sacks · Splash game | W 30-27 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Bowling Green2+ sacks · Splash game | W 40-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/1 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs AkronSplash game | W 33-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ ToledoSplash game | L 31-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Ohio | W 31-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Washington | L 20-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Saivon Taylor-Davis story
Saivon Taylor-Davis built his college career from 2021 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Barberton, OH wearing No. 14, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Saivon Taylor-Davis' career was his defensive production: 56 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Saivon Taylor-Davis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2021-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Kent State | 12 | 25.3 | 9.3 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 25.3 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 20.5 | 32.2 | 11.7 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Buffalo
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Wyoming
Week 1 · L 38-52 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Bowling Green
Week 11 · W 40-6 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Akron
Week 8 · W 33-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
20.5 primary output · 32.2 efficiency · 11.7 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Kent State
52.4
12 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kent State
52.4
12 primary · 25.3 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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