Last confirmed: Auburn, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 233 lb · Mobile, AL
Deshaun Davis: LB · Auburn · #57.
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Deshaun Davis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Auburn. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Ole Miss — Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
112 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-16vs No. 6 Washington | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Alabama State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-22vs No. 12 LSU | 13 | 6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-3vs Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-13vs Southern Miss | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-23@ Mississippi State | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-30vs Tennessee | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-16@ Ole Miss | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-24vs No. 25 Texas A&M | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-27@ No. 5 Georgia | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 53-0vs Liberty | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-52@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 63-14vs Purdue | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 112 | 57 | 14.5 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
112tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%14 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups112 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 26-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 8.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 9.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
43.9%
382 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
112 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 252 tackles — drafted at #210 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
His career
He has a stat line in 37 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where he ended up · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 8th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 8th NFL season
