Tairan Davis
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the Akron secondary. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against UNLV — Week 4, 2026.
43 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 10): 6 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-41@ Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-38vs UNLV | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ Central Michigan | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-25vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ Miami (OH) | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-35@ Kent State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-28vs Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
Nov. 3 · L 20-28 vs Ohio, play by play
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 1 forced fumble in the 9 games with play by play.
How Akron’s defense played that day
Ohio’s 9 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 8.
2 tackles. The fumble he forced ended Kent State’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, down 21-17. Ended Kent State’s drive (fumble).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended Eastern Michigan’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, up 14-13. Ended Eastern Michigan’s drive (int).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL43 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Joe Moorhead, all balanced offenses — 6-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.8%
294 pass / 309 run
Plays / game
67.0
9 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
343 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
43 tackles in 9 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #164 at the position.
The No. 2,375 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
