CFB Zeitgeist Score
42
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 94th percentile.
Tyler Davis
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season
#196Rd 6 · Pick 20
Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season
DB · NORTHWESTERN · BIG TEN
Tyler Davis
- 4
- #2
- 6-1 | 200 lb
- Jacksonville, FL
Heisman Heat
#12759
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Earning real snaps in the rotation.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
R6 · #196
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4-star | 0.9401 | No. 137 recruit | HighSchool | Clemson |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No transfer portal moves on file for this player. | ||
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★★☆
to Clemson
Composite
0.9401
#137 national
NFL Draft
2024 · Rd 6, Pick 20
#196 overall · Los Angeles
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Tyler Davis
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Tyler Davis
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 9g
22Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
2Tackles
0.1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
32Tackles
1.4Tackles for loss
0Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 22): needs 14.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 22): needs 19.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 1.5/game over remaining 4.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 2.5/game over remaining 4.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Tyler Davis is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Northwestern's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Coverage splash against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
22 62nd
SOLO
16 71st
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
6 93rd
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-7vs Western Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-34vs Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 17-14vs UCLA | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-7vs UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-21@ Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-0vs Purdue | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-28@ Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 22-24vs Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 34-7vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2021Clemson9-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning
2025Northwestern7-6HC: David Braun · Run-leaning
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | 22 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Clemson | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Clemson | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 loaded seasons | 43 | 28 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | -- | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 22 | #1869/4942 | 62nd pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 1.0 | #2051/4972 | 59th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 6 | #144/2184 | 93rd pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 16 | #1348/4584 | 71st pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 1 | #103/736 | 86th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Losses3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the DB cohort
42Mid-pack
Elite: passes defended (93rd). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · DB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Tyler DavisNorthwesternTyler MartinMassachusetts· 69% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 69% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 67% sim
Passes defended
Solo tackles
Forced fumbles
Tackles
Tackles for loss
Sacks
QB hurries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kani Walker’s 2024 season.
Kani Walker
81%match
#2
Ahmari Harvey
80%
#3
Corey Thornton
80%
#4
Trey Creamer
76%
#5
Omarion Cooper
75%
Matches Kani on
Tackle volume
Weight
PD rate
Differs from Kani on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Omari Porter's graduate season at Rice (2025).
Omari Porter
79%match
#2
Quincy Riley
All-Conference USANFL Rd 4
79%
#3
Ivan Yates
66%
#4
Aaron Wofford
62%
#5
Tamarion Crumpley
60%
Matches Omari on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
46.0%
378 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.1%
255 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coaches2021
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
2022
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
2025era →
David Braun
Northwestern
Coaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownJacksonville, FL
Height6'1"
Weight200 lb
Class4
PositionDB
Jersey2
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Current teamNorthwestern
ConferenceBig Ten
Joined2025
Career arc5 season(s)
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-ACC
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
1 all-conference honor
Conference-level recognition helps anchor whether a player is merely statistically loud or actually viewed as elite within his competitive lane.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | All-ACC | all_conference | Clemson | ACC | DT |
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | DB4 | #12759 | #12787 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2023 | UCF | DB4 | #11996 | #11808 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Big 12 |
| 2022 | Clemson | DB4 | #4474 | #4236 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
| 2021 | Clemson | DB4 | #7583 | #7398 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | ACC |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northwestern | Big Ten | DB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | DB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2023 | UCF | Big 12 | DB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2022 | Clemson | ACC | DB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2021 | Clemson | ACC | DB | 4 | No. 2 | 6-1 | 200 lb | Jacksonville, FL |