Elijah Davis is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Troy.
Davis holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas State — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 | Troy | 44 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 50 | 15 | 5.5 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-20vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-27@ No. 8 Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-28vs Memphis | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-17@ Buffalo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-41@ Texas State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-14@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-23vs Arkansas State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-19vs Georgia State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-18@ Southern Miss | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 14-31@ No. 19 James Madison | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-17vs Jacksonville State | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 12 | 5.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%2 sacksTFL rate
12%6 TFLHurry rate
5%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
56%2 of 4 pressures44 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road7g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
47.1%
431 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
44 tackles in 14 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #134 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #10 of 17 Sun Belt DEs
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 · 2023–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Shane Beamer and Gerad Parker.
