D.J. Davidson: DL · Arizona State · #98.
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D.J. Davidson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Arizona State defensive front. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Oregon State — Week 12, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arizona State | 57 | 21 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 19 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Arizona State | 51 | 26 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Arizona State | 10 | 6 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 137 | 62 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-14vs Southern Utah | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-27@ No. 23 BYU | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-13vs Colorado | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-23@ No. 20 UCLA | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 28-10vs Stanford | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-35@ Utah | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-34vs Washington State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-16vs USC | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-30@ Washington | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-24@ Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs Arizona | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 21 | 6.0 | 0.5 | — | 4 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 41-14
2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 27-point win at home against Southern Utah.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%6 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry57 tackles · 6 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Herm Edwards — 25-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Herm Edwards
Pass share
39.5%
313 pass / 479 run
Plays / game
66.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
57 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Arizona State, 5 sacks — drafted at #147 overall by the New York Giants.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Herm Edwards.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 5th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 5th NFL season
