Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 41-24vs Youngstown State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Dorian Davis
Junior defensive back on Michigan State's 2025 roster.
6′0″ · 198 lb · Detroit, MI · Woodhaven
Returning to Michigan State for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Michigan State's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDorian Davis
One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Youngstown State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Michigan State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–24
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Michigan State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Michigan State
Returning around him
- 2 Michigan State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (28 in / 46 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Michigan State · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #45
Background
2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Played seven snaps on defense in his only appearance of the season vs. Youngstown State in Week 3; recorded two tackles, including a 3-yard loss, against the Penguins. 2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Played in five games on special teams (Ohio State, Indiana, Illi...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology