Player Dossier

2023-2025

Wake Forest

Davaughn Patterson

DB • 6'0" • 217 lbs • Jacksonville, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Davaughn Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.8

Efficiency

35.6

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

27.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Davaughn Patterson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest. Davaughn Patterson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Wake Forest paired 0 primary output with 12.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 35.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: SMU

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Wake Forest

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

35.6

Usage

5.8

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

Mississippi State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. Unknown: 3.5. NC State: 1. Georgia Tech: 0.5. Virginia Tech: 1. Oregon State: 0. SMU: 3.5. Florida State: 1. Virginia: 1. North Carolina: 1. Delaware: 0. Duke: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Kennesaw State: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 7 by 64.2. NC State: 5 by 30.8. Georgia Tech: 9 by 42.5. Virginia Tech: 8 by 43.3. Oregon State: 5 by 20.8. SMU: 7 by 64.2. Florida State: 5 by 30.8. Virginia: 8 by 43.3. North Carolina: 7 by 39.2. Delaware: 3 by 12.5. Duke: 10 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=8 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=4 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.9 · n=7 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

SMU

Best efficiency game

64.2 vs SMU

Result
Sat 1/3@ Mississippi StateW 43-2921000
Sat 11/29@ Duke10+ tacklesL 32-491030.5000
Sat 11/22vs DelawareW 52-1430000
Sat 11/15vs North CarolinaW 28-1274001
Sun 11/9@ VirginiaW 16-983001
Sat 11/1@ Florida StateL 7-4253100
Sat 10/25vs SMUW 13-12740.5003
Sat 10/11@ Oregon StateW 39-1453000
Sat 10/4@ Virginia TechW 30-2383100
Sat 9/27vs Georgia TechL 29-30950.5000
Thu 9/11vs NC StateL 24-3452001
Sat 9/6vs Unknown730.5003
Fri 8/29vs Kennesaw StateW 10-941000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Wake Forest

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonWake Forest012.52.2
2024 Regular SeasonWake Forest7.531.98.17.5
2025 PostseasonWake Forest1335.65.85.5
2025 Regular SeasonWake Forest1335.65.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

SMU

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.3 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3.5

Primary metric

Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#3

Stanford

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#4

Clemson

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.4 takeover score.

#5

California

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Wake Forest

0 primary output · 12.5 efficiency · 2.2 usage

38.2

#2

2025 Postseason · Wake Forest

27.3

13 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest

27.3

13 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8564

Ed White · Jacksonville, FL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

163

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Davaughn Patterson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
163