Davaughn Celestine
Davaughn Celestine
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 10, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at SMU, 80 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Leavitt → Rhett Lashlee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SMU | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 42 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 57 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jarred Kerr’s 2023 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Cecil Powell's junior season at Troy (2024).
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