Last confirmed: Akron, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 300 lb · Ocala, FL · Forest
Davon'te Jest: DL · Akron · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Davon'te Jest
Wins his gap play after play. Davon'te Jest has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Akron. On tape: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UAB, Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
40 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 20-31vs UAB | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 24-45@ Central Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-35vs Troy | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-37@ Massachusetts | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-26vs Kent State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-21vs Buffalo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-49@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-35@ Bowling Green | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-52vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 17 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
2%1 sackHurry rate
5%2 hurries40 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Arth
Pass share
55.1%
397 pass / 323 run
Plays / game
60.0
12 games
Team sack rate
12.6%
467 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2019
40 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Akron, 3 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 27 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Tom Arth. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
