#13

Tyler Davis

Former defensive tackle at Clemson. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

DT · Clemson · Sr. · #13

6′2″ · 300 lb · Apopka, FL

CFB Index 52 · #144 of 302 interior linemenLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamLos Angeles — drafted 2024, Rd 6, Pick 20, #196 overall

The story

Former defensive tackle at Clemson. 2023: 0.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.

Drafted round 6 by the Los Angeles in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Clemson, 141 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #196 overall by Los Angeles.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202311 games

All-ACCfirst

2024

Drafted by Los Angelesround 6, pick 196

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Clemson

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R6 · #196

Los Angeles · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

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ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Played his entire career under Dabo Swinney.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

#196Rd 6 · Pick 20

Los AngelesEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 54-13 over that span.

2019Clemson14-1HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced

2020Clemson10-2HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Clemson10-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Clemson11-3HC: Dabo Swinney · Run-leaning

2023Clemson9-4HC: Dabo Swinney · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

52Rotational starter #144 of 302?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: forced fumbles (96th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Forced fumbles#4 / 710 · 96th pct

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Tackles for loss#904 / 2842 · 66th pct

3.5

Tackles#1301 / 2842 · 53rd pct

Sacks#1326 / 2842 · 50th pct

0.5

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Solo tackles#1816 / 2842 · 34th pct

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.8	0.5	0.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.4	0.2	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.2	0.4	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dabo Swinney

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

52 · #144 of 302 interior linemen

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Clemson	30	11	3.5	0.5	1	--	1
2022	Clemson	31	14	10.5	5.5	2	--	--
2021	Clemson	22	8	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2020	Clemson	14	9	5.0	2.0	--	--	--
2019	Clemson	44	21	10.0	6.5	2	--	--
Career		141	63	31.0	16.5	5	--	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–23

vs Notre Dame

2 TOT

With A. Swanson — 44 AVG · 5 IN 20 · 57 LONG · C. Klubnik — 109 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 47.6 · -11 rush yds (3 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	W 48-14vs Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 24-31vs Florida State	6	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	W 31-14@ Syracuse	3	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 6	W 17-12vs Wake Forest	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 20-28@ Miami	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 17-24@ NC State	2	2	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	W 31-23vs Notre Dame	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 42-21vs Georgia Tech	2	0	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 31-20vs North Carolina	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 16-7@ South Carolina	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Bowl	W 38-35@ Kentucky	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		30	11	3.5	0.5	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology