Davaughn Celestine: S · SMU · #31.
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Davaughn Celestine
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Brady Hoke and Rhett Lashlee. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 10, 2024.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SMU | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 42 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 57 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Houston Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 15-18vs BYU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 66-42vs TCU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 40-10@ Stanford | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-25vs No. 18 Pittsburgh | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 38-6vs California | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-38@ No. 5 Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2024
W 48-25
vs Pittsburgh
4 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Pittsburgh.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
45.3%
436 pass / 527 run
Plays / game
68.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at San Diego State and SMU, 80 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Rocky Long, Brady Hoke and Rhett Lashlee.
