Marlon Davidson: DE · Auburn · #3.
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Marlon Davidson
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Auburn. The first one came in 2019: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tulane — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Oct 26
USA Today Oct 18
On3 Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21vs No. 11 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-6vs Tulane | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs Kent State | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23vs Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ No. 10 Florida | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-10@ Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ No. 2 LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-21vs No. 5 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-0vs Samford | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 48-45vs No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-31vs No. 16 Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 30 | 12.5 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%8 sacksTFL rate
26%12 TFLHurry rate
10%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%8 of 12 pressures49 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
42.3%
393 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 16 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2019) — drafted at #47 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gus Malzahn.
Next stop · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 7th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 7th NFL season
