Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2017Rutgers
Darnell Davis
DL • 6'2" • 247 lbs • Union, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Darnell Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Rutgers
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Morgan State
Player Story
Darnell Davis built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Union, NJ wearing No. 59, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Darnell Davis' career was his defensive production:...
Read the storyDarnell Davis, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers. Darnell Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 78
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 3
Quick Answers
Darnell Davis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rutgers · DL
- Career Tackles
- 78
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
- Top game
- Morgan State
- Latest roster
- No. 59 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 83rd (top 12%) · Big Ten 112th (top 18%) · National 1,089th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 11 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 10 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 41.6 |
Related Context
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Darnell Davis played DL for Rutgers. Across 3 tracked seasons, Darnell Davis recorded 78 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Rutgers.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Rutgers paired 12 primary output with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
26.4
Usage
9
Consistency
65.7
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Howard: 1. New Mexico: 1. Iowa: 0. Ohio State: 1. Michigan: 1. Illinois: 3. Minnesota: 0.5. Indiana: 1.5. Michigan State: 0.5. Penn State: 1. Maryland: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Howard: 2 by 18.3. New Mexico: 5 by 30.8. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 6 by 35. Michigan: 3 by 22.5. Illinois: 6 by 55. Minnesota: 3 by 17.5. Indiana: 6 by 40. Michigan State: 4 by 21.7. Penn State: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 3 by 27.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
55 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Penn State | L 0-39 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Michigan State | L 0-49 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Indiana | L 27-33 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Minnesota | L 32-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs IllinoisSplash game | L 7-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Michigan | L 0-78 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ohio State | L 0-58 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Iowa | L 7-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs New Mexico | W 37-28 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Howard | W 52-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Darnell Davis story
Darnell Davis built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Union, NJ wearing No. 59, spending time with Rutgers. The clearest part of Darnell Davis' career was his defensive production: 78 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Rutgers. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Darnell Davis' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Darnell Davis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Rutgers
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rutgers | 12 | 26.4 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rutgers | 7 | 22.4 | 7.3 | -5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Morgan State
Week 3 · W 65-0
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 7 · L 7-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington
Week 1 · L 14-30
2
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · L 13-16
1
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 5 · L 0-58 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Rutgers
12 primary output · 26.4 efficiency · 9 usage
66.9
#2
2015 Regular Season · Rutgers
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Rutgers
41.6
7 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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