Player Dossier

2012-2014

South Carolina

Mike Davis

RB • 5'9" • Atlanta, GA, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Mike Davis leans workhorse runner traits and 55.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

38

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

42

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · South Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
South Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Player Story

Mike Davis built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 28, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Mike Davis' career was his backfield work: 2,440...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.9772

Stephenson · Stone Mountain, GA

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2015
Selection
Round 4 · Pick 27
Overall
No. 126
NFL Team
San Francisco 49ers

Mike Davis, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Postseason · South Carolina. Mike Davis leans workhorse runner traits and 55.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
3,195
Rushing yards
2,440
Receiving yards
755
Touchdowns
24

Quick Answers

Mike Davis quick answers

Latest team and position
South Carolina · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
3,195
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 37 games
Best season
2013 Postseason · South Carolina
Top game
Georgia
Recruit profile
4-star · Stephenson · South Carolina
High school pipeline
Stephenson · 67 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
NFL Draft
2015 · Round 4 · Pick 27 · San Francisco 49ers
Latest roster
No. 28 · Class 2014
2014 Scrimmage yards rank
1,350 scrimmage yards · RB 34th (top 7%) · SEC 5th (top 2%) · National 45th (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 PostseasonSouth Carolina12505032.3
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1230527530232.3
2013 PostseasonSouth Carolina12594910084.8
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina121,4761,1343421184.8
2014 PostseasonSouth Carolina13745519174.5
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina131,2769273491074.5

Related Context

Mike Davis played RB for South Carolina. Across 3 tracked seasons, Mike Davis recorded 2,440 rushing yards, 755 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with South Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Postseason

South Carolina paired 1,535 primary output with 62 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 62 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia

Loss with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2013 Postseason · South Carolina

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

127.9

Efficiency

62

Usage

34.4

Consistency

78.8

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 59. North Carolina: 115. Georgia: 198. Vanderbilt: 144. UCF: 178. Kentucky: 160. Arkansas: 132. Tennessee: 153. Missouri: 150. Mississippi State: 154. Florida: 60. Clemson: 32

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 11 by 56.4. North Carolina: 12 by 89.9. Georgia: 20 by 91.3. Vanderbilt: 20 by 58.3. UCF: 28 by 66.6. Kentucky: 24 by 59.3. Arkansas: 22 by 67.1. Tennessee: 23 by 68.5. Missouri: 29 by 38.3. Mississippi State: 17 by 87.7. Florida: 14 by 43.8. Clemson: 17 by 17

Split Comparison

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Wins118.4 · Games = 10 · -57.1 vs Losses
Losses175.5 · Games = 2 · +57.1 vs Wins

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Georgia

Best efficiency game

91.3 vs Georgia

Result
Wed 1/1vs WisconsinW 34-249495.4002105.4
Sun 12/1vs ClemsonW 31-1715221.5012101.9
Sun 11/17vs FloridaW 19-1413544.200164.3
Sat 11/2vs Mississippi State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 34-16151288.5002269.1
Sat 10/26@ Missouri150 scrimmage yardsW 27-2419512.70010995.2
Sat 10/19@ Tennessee100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 21-23211376.5012166.7
Sat 10/12@ Arkansas100 rush yardsW 52-7191286.701346
Sat 10/5vs Kentucky100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 35-2821106523546.7
Sat 9/28@ UCF100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 28-25261676.4032116.4
Sat 9/14vs VanderbiltW 35-2517774.5013677.2
Sat 9/7@ Georgia100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 30-41161499.3014499.9
Thu 8/29vs North Carolina100 rush yardsW 27-10121159.6019.6

Player Story

Mike Davis story

Mike Davis built his college career from 2012 through 2014 as a running back from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 28, spending time with South Carolina. The clearest part of Mike Davis' career was his backfield work: 2,440 rushing yards, 454 carries, 22 rushing touchdowns, and 755 receiving yards across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 755 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Mike Davis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    South Carolina

    2012-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201220122013201320142014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 PostseasonSouth Carolina31050.28.3
2012 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina31050.28.30
2013 PostseasonSouth Carolina1,5356234.41,225
2013 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1,5356234.40
2014 PostseasonSouth Carolina1,35055.130-185
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina1,35055.1300

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Georgia

Week 2 · L 30-41 · Conference game

Loss with 198 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

97.1 takeover

198 scrimmage yards and 39.2 usage.

#2

@ Kentucky

Week 6 · L 38-45 · Conference game

191

Scrimmage Yards

93.9 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

191 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.

#3

vs Mississippi State

Week 10 · W 34-16 · Conference game

154

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

Win with 154 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

154 scrimmage yards and 38.6 usage.

#4

@ UCF

Week 5 · W 28-25

178

Scrimmage Yards

85.5 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

178 scrimmage yards and 47.5 usage.

#5

@ Tennessee

Week 8 · L 21-23 · Conference game

153

Scrimmage Yards

81.9 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

153 scrimmage yards and 46.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2013 Postseason · South Carolina

1,535 primary output · 62 efficiency · 34.4 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · South Carolina

84.8

1,535 primary · 62 efficiency · 34.4 usage

#3

2014 Postseason · South Carolina

74.5

1,350 primary · 55.1 efficiency · 30 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

8

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games