#57

Deshaun Davis

Former linebacker at Auburn. 2018: 112 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

LB · Auburn · Sr. · #57

5′11″ · 233 lb · Mobile, AL

Cincinnati — drafted 2019, Rd 6, Pick 37, #210 overall

The story

Former linebacker at Auburn. 2018: 112 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.

Drafted round 6 by the Cincinnati in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Auburn, 252 tackles — drafted at #210 overall by Cincinnati.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Drafted by Cincinnatiround 6, pick 210

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Auburn

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #210

Cincinnati · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

Played his entire career under Gus Malzahn.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

CincinnatiEntering 8th NFL season

#210Rd 6 · Pick 37

CincinnatiEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 26-14 over that span.

2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2017Auburn10-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2018Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

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

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#34 / 2662 · 99th pct

112

Tackles for loss#45 / 2662 · 98th pct

14.5

Solo tackles#66 / 2662 · 97th pct

QB hurries#184 / 2662 · 91st pct

Sacks#255 / 2662 · 89th pct

3.5

Passes defended#744 / 2662 · 66th 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

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home9g	8.2	1.1	0.2	0.1
Road4g	9.5	1.1	0.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	8.5	1.1	0.2	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	8.8	1.1	0.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Auburn	112	57	14.5	3.5	2	--	--
2017	Auburn	77	34	5.5	2.5	1	--	--
2016	Auburn	63	34	7.0	0.0	3	--	--
Career		252	125	27.0	6.0	6	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2018

W 28–24

vs Texas A&M

9 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

With A. Siposs — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · J. Stidham — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · -15 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week