#41

Giovanni Davis

Former defensive lineman at Florida International. 2024: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

DL · Florida International · Sr. · #41

6′3″ · 250 lb · Miami Gardens, FL

CFB Index 46 · #160 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceFlorida International 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

WDE recruit

No. 1844 nationally · Signed with UT Martin

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Florida International. 2024: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UT Martin in 2020.
Transferred from UT Martin to Florida International in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Florida International, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

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

2020

Signed with UT Martin3-star out of Dr. Michael M. Krop

2022

Recruited3-star out of South Pittsburg

202411 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1844 national

CFB

College

Florida International

2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

46Rotational starter #160 of 285?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1114 / 2892 · 60th pct

Tackles#1275 / 2892 · 55th pct

Tackles for loss#1667 / 2892 · 38th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd 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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.4	0.3	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.8	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Willie Simmons

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

46 · #160 of 285 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #160 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Florida International	32	19	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		32	19	1.5	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024

W 17–10

vs Louisiana Tech

6 TOT · 3 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With D. Montiel — 38 AVG · 46 LONG · 5 NO · K. Jenkins — 208 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 26.1 · -16 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 7-31@ Indiana	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 52-16vs Central Michigan	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 20-38@ Florida Atlantic	3	2	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 42-45vs Monmouth	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 17-10vs Louisiana Tech	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 7	L 24-31@ Liberty	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 7-10vs Sam Houston	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 34-13vs New Mexico State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 31-34@ Jacksonville State	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 13	L 26-27@ Kennesaw State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	W 35-24vs Middle Tennessee	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		32	19	1.5	1.0	—

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