Last confirmed: Auburn, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 278 lb · Greenville, AL
Marlon Davidson: DE · Auburn · #3.
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Marlon Davidson
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. This is his fourth year in the same defensive front at Auburn. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tulane — Week 2, 2019.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21vs No. 11 Oregon | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-6vs Tulane | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 55-16vs Kent State | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 4 | W 28-20@ No. 17 Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23vs Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-24@ No. 10 Florida | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-10@ Arkansas | 5 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 9 | L 20-23@ No. 2 LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-21vs No. 5 Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-0vs Samford | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 14 | W 48-45vs No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 24-31vs No. 16 Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 30 | 12.5 | 7.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
15%8 sacksTFL rate
26%12 TFLHurry rate
10%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%8 of 12 pressures49 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 35-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
42.3%
393 pass / 536 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2019
49 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Auburn, 16 sacks — drafted at #47 overall by the Atlanta Falcons.
His career
He has a stat line in 49 games over 4 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where he ended up · NFL
Atlanta FalconsEntering 7th NFL season
Atlanta FalconsEntering 7th NFL season
