Carlton Davis: DB · Auburn · #6.
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Carlton Davis
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the same secondary at Auburn. First career honor, 2017: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 11 tackles against Clemson — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 11 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-7vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-14@ No. 3 Clemson | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Mercer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-14@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | W 44-23vs Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-27@ Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14vs UL Monroe | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-14vs No. 1 Alabama | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
37%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL30 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 25-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 76 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2017) — drafted at #63 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gus Malzahn.
Next stop · NFL
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 9th NFL season
Tampa Bay BuccaneersEntering 9th NFL season
