Davon Townley Jr.
Davon Townley Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: James Franklin and Ryan Beard. The receipt: 4 tackles against Kennesaw State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Beard.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 20 | 11 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 42–10
vs UT Martin
1 INT · 25 YDS
Dominant 32-point win at home against UT Martin.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Missouri State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #131
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Harris’s 2021 season.
Matches Jalen on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Batty's senior season at BYU (2023).
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Differs from Tyler on