Bill Davis is a running back at Virginia Tech who has not played in Virginia Tech's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Louisiana.
Virginia Tech lists 8 running backs this season.
Virginia Tech is 6-2. Next: at SMU, Fri Nov 6.
Davis just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Came to Virginia Tech by way of Louisiana. The first one came in 2025: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 132 rushing yards and 6 receiving yards against McNeese, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 24.9% of the season's rushing yards came on the 5 best carries — remarkably even — and the back is stuffed on 23.0% of carries. 5 carries for 2 yds vs Missouri; 16 for 116 vs McNeese.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
13 of 16 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (81.2%). 5 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (22.7%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-14vs Rice | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-10vs McNeese | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 2 | 36 | Season-high 132 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 10-52@ No. 25 Missouri | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34@ Eastern Michigan | 11 | 78 | 7.1 | 1 | 45 | |
| Wk 5 | W 54-51vs Marshall | 14 | 45 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-24@ James Madison | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-22vs Southern Miss | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 9 | L 23-35@ Troy | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-22@ South Alabama | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-39vs Texas State | 18 | 87 | 4.8 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-30@ Arkansas State | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 14 | W 30-27vs UL Monroe | 15 | 126 | 8.4 | 1 | 76 | |
 Bowl | L 13-20vs Delaware | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 158 | 763 | 4.8 | 6 | 76 |
Week 2 · 2025
W 34-10
vs McNeese
132 rush yds (19 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 24-point win at home against McNeese.
With R. Williams — 2 rec · 18 yds · Z. Perry — 94 rush yds (14 car) · 1 rec · 13 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How the yards come, and how often it works
Success rate
38%138 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.8 yds/carry on 158 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 38% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Michael Desormeaux, all run-leaning offenses — 22-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 85.0 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
| Road6g | 38.2 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 51.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 67.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
40.1%
341 pass / 509 run
Plays / game
65.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
317 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #212 at the position.
The No. 1,094 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the ACC as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Michael Desormeaux and James Franklin.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Virginia Tech
