Player Dossier

2011-2016

Michigan State

Ed Davis

LB • 6'2" • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ed Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

7.7

Efficiency

21.7

Consistency

33.3

Season Value

18.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

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.

Ed Davis, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Michigan State. Ed Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 2 primary output with 21.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Loss with 1.5 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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2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

21.7

Usage

7.7

Consistency

33.3

Best Game by takeover score

Ohio State

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. BYU: 0. Michigan: 1.5. Illinois: 0.5. Ohio State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. BYU: 1 by 4.2. Michigan: 8 by 48.3. Illinois: 6 by 30. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses0.5 · Games = 4
First Half0.8 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · Games = 4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Michigan

Result
Sat 11/19vs Ohio StateL 16-1710000
Sat 11/5@ IllinoisL 27-31610.5000
Sat 10/29vs MichiganL 23-32841.5000
Sat 10/8vs BYUL 14-3111000

Career Arc

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

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    Michigan State

    2011-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201120122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2012 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan State221.77.72

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Michigan

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.8 takeover score.

#2

Illinois

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.7 takeover score.

#3

Ohio State

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

#4

BYU

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Michigan State

2 primary output · 21.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage

18.6

#2

2011 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8737

Marist · Chicago, IL

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

16

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ed Davis quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
16