#23

Seth Davis

RB · Tulsa · R-Jr. · #23

Transferred Mississippi State → Tulsa for 2026
R-Jr. · Katy, Texas → Katy HS
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Seth Davis

RB · Mississippi State · So · #23

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#633 national
CFB
College
Mississippi State
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
2025
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Tulsa

2025Mississippi State
2026Tulsa

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Mississippi State5-7HC: Greg Knox · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Mississippi State5-8HC: Jeff Lebby · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Mississippi State5479.41--
2023Mississippi State593566.01--
Career644036.32--
SeasonTeam
2025Mississippi State----------
2023Mississippi State6193.20--
Career6193.20--

How he plays

Play style

Hits the crease and outruns the angle.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Speed Merchant

Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jordan Ford’s 2022 season.

Jordan Ford

52%match

Tulsa · 2022

#2
52%
#3

Devon Achane

Texas A&M · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 21
51%
#4

Calvin Hill

Texas State · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 24
51%
#5

Jaylen Jenkins

Washington State · 2022

50%

Differs from Jordan on

Class year (lower)
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Height (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to OJ Arnold’s path through Georgia Southern.

OJ Arnold

84%match

Georgia Southern · 2025

All-Sun Belt
#2

Chad Alexander

Georgia Tech · 2024

82%
#3

Ayo Adeyi

James Madison · 2025

All-AAC
82%
#4

Jermar Jefferson

Oregon State · 2020

NFL Rd 7
81%
#5

Jayden Brown

UConn · 2025

80%

Matches OJ on

Yards per carry
Weight

Differs from OJ on

Height (lower)

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Christopher Frew's freshman season at Air Force (2024).

Air Force · 2024

#2

Jamarion Wilcox

Kentucky · 2024

65%
#3

DJ McKinney

Sam Houston · 2024

All-Conference USA
60%
#4

Jevon Edwards

Coastal Carolina · 2025

59%
#5

Chris Davis Jr.

Stanford · 2024

58%

Matches Christopher on

Rush TD rate

Differs from Christopher on

Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Height (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Seth Davis

#1

OJ Arnold

Georgia Southern · 2022

84%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1337

Final rank
#1490
Avg #1453.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1337 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2023–2025
3562023
47.02025

-87%

Sharp dropoff (-87%) — career inflection point.

Background

CAREER NOTES: Spent three years at Mississippi State before transferring to Tulsa … Has appeared in 14 career games and has one career start … Has rushed for 403 career yards on 64 career rushing attempts … He has two career rushing touchdowns. 2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2023 SEC Academic Honor...

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