Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/113rd/4th & short
11/42Inside-5 share
8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 11 of the team's 42 inside-the-5 carries (26.2%).
Davon Booth
Davon Booth is a running back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Mississippi State.
Booth does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Blake Anderson and Jeff Lebby. A game that shows it: 105 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Florida — Week 8, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 136 | 552 | 4.1 | 7 | 22 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 152 | 759 | 5.0 | 5 | 43 |
| 2023 | Utah State | 120 | 805 | 6.7 | 6 | 65 |
| Career | 408 | 2,116 | 5.2 | 18 | 65 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 4 | 54 |
| 2023 | Utah State | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 40 | 379 | 9.5 | 6 | 62 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17@ Southern Miss | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-20vs No. 12 Arizona State | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10vs Northern Illinois | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41vs No. 15 Tennessee | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-31@ No. 6 Texas A&M | 8 | 59 | 7.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-23@ Florida | 22 | 105 | 4.8 | 2 | 16 | Season-high 105 yds |
| Wk 9 | L 38-45vs No. 22 Texas | 24 | 99 | 4.1 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-35@ Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-41vs No. 5 Georgia | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-49@ Missouri | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | L 19-38vs No. 6 Ole Miss | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 136 | 552 | 4.1 | 7 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 9 · 2025
L 38-45
vs Texas
99 rush yds (24 car) · 3 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD
With B. Shapen — 381 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 67.4 · E. Pulliam — 50.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 9 · Texas · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.95Shapen to Booth: a 62-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 10 · Arkansas · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.95Shapen to Booth: an 8-yard touchdown pass.
- Week 8 · Florida · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Blake Shapen pass complete to Davon Booth for 10 yds to the FLA 43 for a
- Week 6 · Texas A&M · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.69Davon Booth run for 22 yds to the TA&M 45 for a
- Week 8 · Florida · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Davon Booth run for 2 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
- Week 4 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.53Davon Booth run for 6 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 9 · Texas · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.34Shapen to Booth: a 21-yard pass.
- Week 1 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +2.21Davon Booth 3 Yd Run
- Week 10 · Arkansas · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA −2.18D.Booth rush right for 3 yards loss (C.Collins)
- Week 8 · Florida · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.07Davon Booth run for 2 yds for a TD (Kyle Ferrie KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
133 of 136 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
44%133 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds21%of carries
28 carries
Grind
1–3 yds33%of carries
44 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
43 carries
Explosive
10+ yds14%of carries
18 carries
8 of 11 (73%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 5 of 10 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.1 yds/carry on 136 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Receiving profile
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
14 of 15 receptions matched to play-by-play
12 of 19 targets charted for true throw depth
Targets
196% of team targetsCatch rate
74%14 of 19 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
42% of targets (5)
100%catch rate
Air -5.4 · YAC 13.0 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
58% of targets (7)
29%catch rate
Air 3.1 · YAC 5.0 avg
74% catch rate on 19 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
21%
Stuffed (≤0)
33%
Grind (1–3)
32%
Chunk (4–9)
14%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2023Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2024Mississippi State2-10HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 38.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 56.4 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 44.2 | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 47.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
41.8%
390 pass / 543 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
136 carries and 15 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
53 · #113 of 326 RBs · 2025
Three-star recruit. Now #113 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #16 of 37 SEC RBs
How the All-SEC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Three seasons, two schools
- 2025 Mississippi State LebbyYear 3 · 12 games
- 2024 Mississippi State LebbyYear 2 · 12 games
- Apr 2024 Entered the transfer portalUtah State to Mississippi State
- 2023 Utah State AndersonYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with Utah State in 2023 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Cerritos College, No. 236 in the country.
Moves
- Signed with Utah State in the 2023 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from Utah State to Mississippi State, Apr 18, 2024.
A stat line in 36 games over three seasons.
2023 12 games
- Signed with Utah State3-star out of Cerritos College
2024 12 games
- Transferred to Mississippi Statefrom Utah State
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Utah State
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Blake Anderson and Jeff Lebby.