Davin Vann

Former edge rusher at NC State. 2024: 6.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

EDGE · NC State · Sr. · #1

6′2″ · 280 lb · Cary, NC

CFB Index 74 · #78 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceNC State 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 234 nationally · Signed with NC State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former edge rusher at NC State. 2024: 6.5 sacks, 14 tackles for loss, 41 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to NC State in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at NC State, 22 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2020

Signed with NC State4-star out of Cary

202410 games

The role got bigger.

All-ACCthird

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#234 national

CFB

College

NC State

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-ACC

All-ACC mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

1 coach

2020–2024

Dave Doeren

NC State

Played his entire career under Dave Doeren.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 40-23 over that span.

2020NC State8-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2021NC State9-3HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2022NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2023NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #78 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (98th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#27 / 2892 · 99th pct

14.0

Sacks#58 / 2892 · 98th pct

6.5

QB hurries#585 / 2892 · 74th pct

Tackles#901 / 2892 · 68th pct

Passes defended#755 / 2892 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1346 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	1.4	0.5	0.3
Road3g	3.7	1.3	1.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	1.3	0.4	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	4.2	1.5	1.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #78 of 426 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #78 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	NC State	41	16	14.0	6.5	2	--	--
2023	NC State	43	18	8.0	6.5	1	--	--
2022	NC State	32	16	8.0	4.5	1	--	--
2021	NC State	25	9	4.5	4.0	3	--	--
2020	NC State	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		143	61	34.5	21.5	7	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024

W 38–21

vs Western Carolina

1 TFL · 0 SACKS · 1 SOLO

With G. McCall — 318 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 48.8 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · K. Concepcion — -2 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-21vs Western Carolina	3	1	1.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	L 10-51vs Tennessee	3	1	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 30-20vs Louisiana Tech	3	1	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 24-17vs Northern Illinois	10	4	3.5	1.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 6	L 30-34vs Wake Forest	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 17-24vs Syracuse	4	1	1.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 24-23@ California	3	2	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 10	W 59-28vs Stanford	6	2	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 29-30@ Georgia Tech	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 35-30@ North Carolina	6	4	2.0	1.0	—	0
Total		41	16	14.0	6.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology