#33

J.D. Davis

Senior linebacker for Clemson. 2018: 38 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Clemson · Sr. · #33

6′2″ · 225 lb · Clemson, SC

Clemson 2018 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Clemson. 2018: 38 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Clemson in 2015.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

ILB recruit

No. 2838 nationally · Signed with Clemson

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Three seasons at Clemson, 104 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2015

Signed with Clemson2-star out of D.W. Daniel

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2838 national

CFB

College

Clemson

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 41-3 over that span.

2016Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2017Clemson12-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2018Clemson15-0HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#489 / 2662 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#607 / 2662 · 76th pct

5.0

QB hurries#730 / 2662 · 63rd pct

Solo tackles#953 / 2662 · 63rd pct

Tackles#1009 / 2662 · 61st pct

Interceptions#323 / 805 · 30th pct

Passes defended#1661 / 2662 · 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

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.7	0.7	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

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

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Clemson	38	23	5.0	2.0	--	1	--
2017	Clemson	56	29	4.5	1.0	--	--	--
2016	Clemson	10	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		104	53	9.5	3.0	--	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week