Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 31 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 38-10vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 5 | 47 | 10.4 | 1 | 23 |
#23
Seth Davis
Redshirt junior running back for Tulsa. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′7″ · 185 lb · Katy, TX · Katy HS
CFB Index 43 · #179 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Mississippi State → Tulsa for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
47
rushing yards · 2025
1 TD · 9.4 per carry
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 31 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Tulsa. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Mississippi State in 2023.
- Transferred from Mississippi State to Tulsa in 2026.
Seth Davis
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Two seasons at Tulsa, two different head coaches: Greg Knox and Jeff Lebby. The receipt on tape: 31 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Alcorn State, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202311 games
- Signed with Mississippi State3-star out of Katy
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Mississippi State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Tulsa
2025era →
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Tulsa
2025Mississippi State
2026Tulsa
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Mississippi State5-7HC: Greg Knox · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (100th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 23.5 YDS/g, 10.4 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 59 | 356 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 403 | 6.3 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Ford’s 2022 season.
52%match
Differs from Jordan on
Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Height (lower)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to OJ Arnold’s path through Georgia Southern.
84%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches OJ on
Yards per carry
Weight
Differs from OJ on
Height (lower)
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Frew's freshman season at Air Force (2024).
69%match
Matches Christopher on
Rush TD rate
Differs from Christopher on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Height (lower)
Background
CAREER NOTES: Spent three years at Mississippi State before transferring to Tulsa … Has appeared in 14 career games and has one career start … Has rushed for 403 career yards on 64 career rushing attempts … He has two career rushing touchdowns. 2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2023 SEC Academic Honor...
The backfield · Tulsa
- #20Trequan Jones792 rushing yards · 2025
- #4DJ McKinney464 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Damari Alston128 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Seth Davis47 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Kelvin Washington21 rushing yards · 2025
2 more on the roster · Tulsa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology