Darnell Davis: DL · Rutgers · #59.
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Darnell Davis
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at Rutgers: Kyle Flood and Chris Ash. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Morgan State — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-30vs No. 8 Washington | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 65-0vs Morgan State | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 17-27@ Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-56vs No. 11 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 14-12vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 14-35@ Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-35@ No. 16 Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-41@ Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-40vs No. 21 Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2017
W 65-0
vs Morgan State · neutral site
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 65-point win at a neutral site against Morgan State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry37 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Ash
Pass share
38.9%
272 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
58.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
293 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
37 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Rutgers, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
