Fred Davis II is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Northwestern.
Davis erases the deep middle of the field. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Dabo Swinney, Rich Rodriguez and David Braun. The first one came in 2022: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Nebraska — Week 9, 2025.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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 | Northwestern | 22 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 17 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 4 |
| 2022 | Clemson | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Clemson | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 73 | 47 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Western Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs No. 4 Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs UCLA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-7vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-21@ Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-0vs Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28@ Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-24vs No. 18 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 34-7vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 42-7
2 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 35-point win at home against Western Illinois.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
27%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL22 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
46.0%
378 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
376 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #271 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #64 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM
All-ACC 1st team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Dabo Swinney, Gus Malzahn, Rich Rodriguez and David Braun.
