Davon Booth
Buzz vs Tape
Attention percentile: 8th · Production percentile: 64th
His production sits in the 64th percentile among qualified RBs this season, well ahead of 8th-percentile attention — a gap of 56 points between tape and volume.
Davon Booth
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 105 rush yds, 14 rec yds against Florida — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Greg Knox → Jeff Lebby. 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
Jeff Lebby
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 136 | 552 | 4.1 | 7 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 152 | 759 | 5.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 120 | 805 | 6.7 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 408 | 2,116 | 5.2 | 18 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 15 | 165 | 11.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 13 | 164 | 12.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 40 | 379 | 9.5 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2025
W 38–35
at Arkansas
5 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ajay Allen’s 2025 season.
Matches Ajay on
Differs from Ajay on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Rhamondre Stevenson’s path through Oklahoma.
Rhamondre Stevenson
LaDarius Owens
Mekhi Sargent
Travis Etienne
Otis Anderson
Matches Rhamondre on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Christian Turner's junior season at Indiana (2023).
Matches Christian on
Player DNA
Players who play like Davon Booth
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #155
Peaked at #155 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2023–2025-31%
Sharp dropoff (-31%) — career inflection point.