Vincent Davis

Senior running back for UNLV. 2023: 760 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 11 catches.

RB · UNLV · Sr. · #5

5′9″ · 180 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL

CFB Index 55 · #93 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceUNLV 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

RB recruit

No. 854 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh

Statement game25 car · 247 yds · 1 TDat Georgia Tech (FBS) · W 34-20

Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for UNLV. 2023: 760 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 11 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2019.
Transferred from Pittsburgh to UNLV in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UNLV, 2,561 rushing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

201910 games

Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Cardinal Gibbons

202314 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#854 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

3 coaches

2019

Tony Sanchez

UNLV

2020–2022

Marcus Arroyo

UNLV

era →

2023

Barry Odom

UNLV

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Tony Sanchez, Marcus Arroyo, and Barry Odom. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

2023UNLV9-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

55Rotational starter #93 of 310?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / carry (81st percentile). Strength: long run (88th percentile). Concern: success rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / carry#81 / 426 · 81st pct

6.2

EPA / carry#147 / 426 · 66th pct

0.24

TD rate#200 / 426 · 53rd pct

4.7%

Explosive rate#238 / 426 · 44th pct

6.2%

Success rate#331 / 426 · 22nd pct

38.6%

Box-score rates (8)

Long run#39 / 333 · 88th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 207 · 84th pct

Carries#79 / 333 · 76th pct

145

Rush TDs#73 / 333 · 76th pct

Rush yards#85 / 333 · 75th pct

760

Yards / carry#120 / 333 · 62nd pct

5.2

Rec yards#131 / 327 · 60th pct

100

Receptions#154 / 327 · 50th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

46th → 66th percentile

Success rate

68th → 22nd percentile

Explosive rate

39th → 44th percentile

Yards / carry

60th → 81st percentile

TD rate

15th → 53rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

141 carries

11%

Stuffed (≤0)

40%

Grind (1–3)

34%

Chunk (4–9)

14%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home8g	52.1	7.4	0.4
Road6g	57.2	5.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	52.1	7.6	0.4
Weeks 8+7g	56.4	5.2	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

55 · #93 of 310 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #93 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	UNLV	145	760	5.2	7	--
2022	Pittsburgh	52	274	5.3	1	--
2021	Pittsburgh	142	593	4.2	4	--
2020	Pittsburgh	144	626	4.3	6	--
2019	Pittsburgh	60	308	5.1	5	--
Career		543	2,561	4.7	23	--

Season	Team
2023	UNLV	11	100	9.1	1	--
2022	Pittsburgh	12	106	8.8	0	--
2021	Pittsburgh	23	125	5.4	0	--
2020	Pittsburgh	23	152	6.6	1	--
2019	Pittsburgh	5	28	5.6	0	--
Career		74	511	6.9	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 44–14

vs Bryant

79 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Dominant 30-point win at home against Bryant.

With J. De Jesus — 4 rec · 50 yds · D. Brumfield — 86 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.4 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Bryant · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +5.61Vincent Davis Jr. run for 69 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)
Week 13 · San José State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.78Vincent Davis Jr. run for 61 yds to the SJSU 19 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · UTEP · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.47Vincent Davis Jr. run for 56 yds to the UTEP 19 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -3.06Vincent Davis Jr. run for a loss of 11 yards to the UNLV 43 Vincent Davis Jr. fumbled, recovered by UNLV Vincent Davis Jr.
Week 5 · Hawai'i · 3&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.91Jayden Maiava pass complete to Vincent Davis Jr. for 16 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)
Week 14 · Boise State · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Vincent Davis Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)
Week 1 · Kansas · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +2.62Vincent Davis Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)
Week 12 · Air Force · 3&1 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Vincent Davis Jr. 12 Yd Run (Jose Pizano Kick)
Week 10 · New Mexico · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Vincent Davis Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)
Week 7 · Nevada · 1&9 · Q4 · EPA +2.42Vincent Davis Jr. run for 9 yds for a TD (Jose Pizano KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 44-14vs Bryant	3	79	26.3	1	69
Wk 2	L 7-35@ Michigan	6	17	2.8	0	21
Wk 3	W 40-37vs Vanderbilt	5	18	3.6	0	9
Wk 4	W 45-28@ UTEP	13	97	7.5	0	56	Season-high 97 yds
Wk 5	W 44-20vs Hawai'i	8	45	5.6	0	11
Wk 7	W 45-27@ Nevada	17	71	4.2	1	14
Wk 8	W 25-23vs Colorado State	17	61	3.6	0	13
Wk 9	L 24-31@ Fresno State	12	68	5.7	0	24
Wk 10	W 56-14@ New Mexico	9	64	7.1	2	22
Wk 11	W 34-14vs Wyoming	10	33	3.3	0	9
Wk 12	W 31-27@ Air Force	9	26	2.9	1	12
Wk 13	L 31-37vs San José State	9	88	9.8	0	61
Wk 14	L 20-44vs Boise State	14	55	3.9	1	14
Bowl	L 36-49vs Kansas	13	38	2.9	1	8
Total		145	760	6.4	7	69

How he plays

Play style

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

CFB Index positional classification

Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape

Feast or famine

~ our read

141Carries

838Yards

31.0%Top-5 share

11.3%Stuffed rate

31.0% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 11.3% of his carries. 6 carries for 15 yds vs Michigan; 12 for 97 vs UTEP.

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

The closer

~ our read

27.8%Carry share

23.7%Q4-lead share

60.9%In competitive games

27.8% of carries overall (140/503) → 23.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (23/97) — 60.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

fact

9/103rd/4th & short

6/32Inside-5 share