Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Philipp Davis
Junior defensive back on Marshall's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 194 lb · Lake Wales, FL
Returning to Marshall for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1148 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Marshall's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2023.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Marshall in 2025.
Philipp Davis
Michigan State to Marshall — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Penn State, Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Lake Wales
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
Background
HERD FILE: Davis comes to Marshall from Michigan State where he was a defensive back for the Spartans. The Lake Wales, Fla., native was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree who did not see any game action in 2024. Davis was ranked among the top cornerbacks in the nation by On3 (No. 90) and listed as o...
The secondary · Marshall
- #1Boogie Trotter73 tackles · 2025
- Cameron Smith66 tackles · 2025
- #17Daytione Smith50 tackles · 2025
- #11Joshua Pierre-Louis33 tackles · 2025
- #4Philipp Davis1 game · 2026
25 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology