#97

Devonta Davis

Former defensive lineman at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

DL · Florida Atlantic · Sr. · #97

6′3″ · 296 lb · Union Springs, AL

CFB Index 36 · #299 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceFlorida Atlantic 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former defensive lineman at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 2 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 29 tackles.

Signed with Jackson State in 2021.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

DL recruit

Signed with Jackson State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at Florida Atlantic, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2021

Signed with Jackson Stateout of Bullock County

Career arc

Recruit

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2021 class

CFB

College

Florida Atlantic

2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

36Below cohort / limited sample #299 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (84th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#419 / 2892 · 84th pct

6.0

Sacks#502 / 2892 · 79th pct

2.0

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Tackles#1432 / 2892 · 49th pct

Solo tackles#1430 / 2892 · 49th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th 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
Home5g	3.0	0.7	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.8	0.5	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.7	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	0.5	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Zach Kittley

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

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #299 of 426 edge rushers

Unranked recruit. Now #299 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Florida Atlantic	29	15	6.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		29	15	6.0	2.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024

W 41–10

vs Wagner

3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 2 TFL

Dominant 31-point win at home against Wagner.

With O. Hayes — -4 rush yds (1 car) · C. Fancher — 150 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.5 · 7 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	Note
Wk 1	L 10-16@ Michigan State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 38-20vs Florida International	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 14-48@ UConn	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 41-10vs Wagner	3	2	2.5	0.0	—	2.5 TFL
Wk 7	L 37-41vs North Texas	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 24-38@ UTSA	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 21-44vs South Florida	5	1	0.5	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 12	L 15-18@ Temple	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 27-39vs Charlotte	4	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 63-16@ Tulsa	3	1	1.5	1.0	—
Total		29	15	6.0	2.0	—

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

Devonta Davis

2021

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Part-time starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Two-Gap Base

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