Davin Vann: EDGE · NC State · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Davin Vann
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. Fifth year in the same defensive front at NC State. First career honor, 2024: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Syracuse — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| 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 No. 14 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 |
Week 8 · 2024
W 24-23
at California
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%6 sacksTFL rate
34%14 TFLHurry rate
5%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
76%6 of 8 pressures41 tackles · 14 for loss · 6.5 sacks.
5 seasons under Dave Doeren — 40-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 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
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
48.5%
391 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #78 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at NC State, 22 sacks — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
