Davon Townley Jr. is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Missouri State.
Townley wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: James Franklin and Nick Petrino. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 13, 2025.
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
20 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-73@ USC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-20@ Marshall | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-10vs UT Martin | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 5 | L 22-27vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-20@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-17@ New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 38-24vs UTEP | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 34-41@ Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 30-42vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 9 · 2025
W 24-17
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%2 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry20 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Petrino
Pass share
51.9%
433 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
64.2
13 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #41 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #4 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Ryan Beard.
