Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-14@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Davion Blackwell
Senior linebacker for Nevada. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 218 lb · Folsom, CA
CFB Index 14 · #551 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceNevada 2023 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
3★
ILB recruit
No. 2819 nationally · Signed with Nevada
Last played in 2025.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Nevada. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nevada in 2020.
- Transferred from Nevada to Austin Peay in 2024.
Davion Blackwell
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three seasons at Nevada, two different head coaches: Vai Taua and Ken Wilson. The receipt: 4 tackles against Georgia — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 27 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Nevada3-star out of Folsom
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
2 coaches2021
Vai Taua
Nevada
2022–2023era →
Ken Wilson
Nevada
Coaching transition mid-career: Vai Taua → Ken Wilson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
Game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021Nevada8-5HC: Vai Taua · Pass-heavy
2022Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Balanced
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
41.4%
77 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
1.2%
83 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
14 · #551 of 577 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #551 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
LB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Nick Allen’s 2021 season.
Matches Nick on
Solo tackle rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Nick on
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Josh White's junior season at Baylor (2023).
Matches Josh on
Class year
Weight
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Josh on
Hurry rate (higher)
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Davion Blackwell
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology