John Davis Jr.: CB · North Texas · #8.
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John Davis Jr.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for four head coaches across seven seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against Tulsa — Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
14 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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 this player by name this season.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Texas | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 16 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 24 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 44 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-58vs California | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 45-31vs Abilene Christian | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Temple | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-35@ No. 23 Tulane | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 42-45vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 29-37vs UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-45@ SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28@ Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-42vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
14tackles this season14 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
50.9%
462 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
7 seasons, at Texas Tech and North Texas, 61 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, Seth Littrell and Eric Morris.
