Alvin Davis: DB · Akron · #1.
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Alvin Davis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches at Akron: Terry Bowden and Tom Arth. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2019. On tape: 17 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Troy, Week 4, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-31vs UAB | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-45@ Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-35vs Troy | 17 | 12 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 17 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 29-37@ Massachusetts | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-26vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-21vs Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-49@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-35@ Bowling Green | 15 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-20@ Miami (OH) | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-52vs Ohio | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 41 | 5.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%5 TFL79 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Arth
Pass share
55.1%
397 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
12.6%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Akron, 324 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC
All-MAC mention (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Tom Arth. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
