J.D. Davis: LB · Clemson · #33.
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J.D. Davis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived as a two-star recruit; three seasons of production at Clemson since. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 sack against Georgia Tech — Week 4, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
TigerNet Oct 31
Heavy Oct 29
The Clemson Insider Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Furman | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26@ Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-7vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-21@ Georgia Tech | 10 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 27-23vs Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 63-3@ Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-10@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 77-16vs Louisville | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-7@ No. 17 Boston College | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-35vs South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-10vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 30-3vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 23 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2018
W 49-21
at Georgia Tech
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 10 tackles
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Georgia Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%5 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups38 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 41-3 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.3%
507 pass / 566 run
Plays / game
71.5
15 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
532 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Clemson, 104 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dabo Swinney.
