Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 15-34@ Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Rutgers | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-16vs Maine | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 20 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#7
Carter Davis
Junior defensive back for Boston College. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Baltimore, MD · Mount Saint Joseph
CFB Index 51 · #264 of 544 safetiesLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he plays
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Tackles: 82nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 6 tackles, vs Rutgers
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back for Boston College. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2023.
Carter Davis
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his third year in the same secondary at Boston College. The receipt: 9 tackles against Maine — Week 3, 2026.
20 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Mount Saint Joseph
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boston College
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Boston College
Played his entire career under Bill O'Brien.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston College | 20 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Boston College | 59 | 34 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 43 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 122 | 70 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Carter Davis's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 22–16
vs Maine
9 tackles · 1 hurries · 3 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
With M. McKenzie — 173 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 11.2 · 53 rush yds (15 car) · E. Dickens — 102 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Bill O'Brien — 11-17 over that span.
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Boston College2-10HC: Bill O'Brien · Balanced
2026Boston College2-1HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL20 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Pass share
45.2%
85 pass / 103 run
Plays / game
62.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #38 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,128 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the ACC as a junior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Akeem Dent’s 2023 season.
Matches Akeem on
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Height
Differs from Akeem on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to John Keough's junior season at Buffalo (2026).
88%match
Matches John on
Class year
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Carter Davis
Background
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 12 games with nine starts at safety, totaling 59 tackles, two pass breakups and one sack ... Registered a 12-yard sack of quarterback Gunnar Smith in the second quarter vs. Fordham (8/30), his first career sack ... Added nine tackles at Michigan State…
The secondary · Boston College
- #2KP Price93 tackles · 2025
- #7Carter Davis59 tackles · 2025
- #16Isaiah Farris28 tackles · 2025
- TJ Green25 tackles · 2025
- #3Max Tucker24 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · Boston College team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology