Player Dossier

2023-2025

Louisiana Tech

David Blay Jr.

DL • 6'4" • 303 lbs • Levittown, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

David Blay Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

12.8

Efficiency

29

Consistency

58.2

Season Value

33.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Louisiana Tech • Miami
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

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.

David Blay Jr., DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. David Blay Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Louisiana Tech paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 29 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 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 Louisiana Tech, Miami.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Loss with 3 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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2024 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

29

Usage

12.8

Consistency

58.2

Best Game by takeover score

Kennesaw State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. NC State: 1. Tulsa: 0. Florida International: 2. Middle Tennessee: 0.5. New Mexico State: 0. UTEP: 2.5. Sam Houston: 2. Jacksonville State: 1. Western Kentucky: 2. Arkansas: 3. Kennesaw State: 2

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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. NC State: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 6 by 25. Florida International: 4 by 36.7. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 13.3. New Mexico State: 2 by 8.3. UTEP: 6 by 50. Sam Houston: 1 by 24.2. Jacksonville State: 6 by 35. Western Kentucky: 3 by 32.5. Arkansas: 5 by 50.8. Kennesaw State: 6 by 45

Split Comparison

Wins1.8 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · n=7 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=6 · -1.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2.1 · n=6 · +1.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

50.8 vs Arkansas

Result
Sat 11/30vs Kennesaw StateW 33-062110
Sat 11/23@ ArkansasSplash gameL 14-3552210
Sat 11/16@ Western KentuckyW 12-733110
Sat 11/9vs Jacksonville StateL 37-4463100
Wed 10/30@ Sam HoustonL 3-911110
Wed 10/23vs UTEPW 14-10611.5010
Wed 10/16@ New Mexico StateL 30-3321000
Fri 10/11vs Middle TennesseeW 48-21200.5000
Sat 9/28@ Florida InternationalL 10-1742110
Sat 9/21vs TulsaL 20-2360000
Sat 9/14@ NC StateL 20-3021100
Sun 9/1vs Unknown20000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Louisiana Tech

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Miami

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech08.31.4
2024 Regular SeasonLouisiana Tech162912.816
2025 PostseasonMiami3.513.83.6-12.5
2025 Regular SeasonMiami3.513.83.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arkansas

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.

#2

UTEP

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.9 takeover score.

#3

Kennesaw State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

#4

Notre Dame

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 43.8 takeover score.

#5

Florida International

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

36.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech

33.7

16 primary · 29 efficiency · 12.8 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Miami

8.5

3.5 primary · 13.8 efficiency · 3.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

89

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 31 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

David Blay Jr. quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
89