Christian Davis
SMU Mustangs
81
Good

Christian Davis

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RDTDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Louisiana Tech
Projected Starter

Is Christian Davis starting?

Christian Davis is the projected starter at RDT for SMU Mustangs.

Redshirt junior · #97 · 6'0", 195 lbs

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Depth at RDT · SMU Mustangs

  1. 19781Christian DavisStarter
  2. 25561Woo Spencer
  3. 39455Jonathan Jefferson
  4. 45655Tyron Winslow

SMU Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the ACC

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Up next for SMU

SMU plays Virginia Tech at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Miamisburg, ranked #1,453 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 21 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,453 NatlTeam Share2%
Miamisburg, OH
Jersey
#97
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
195 lbs
Transfer
Louisiana Tech

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—2131

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8497
National Rank
#1453
High School
Miamisburg
Hometown
Miamisburg, OH

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 71th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.85 for competition level) put them +2 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 71% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 28% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.85)
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LSYRTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-27

Oct 24WCALTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-20

Oct 17WUVATKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 23-13

Oct 3WBCTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 25-16

Sep 27WMOSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-24

Sep 19LLOUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-31

Sep 12WUCDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 56-10

Sep 7WFSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Christian Davis's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

21 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement29%
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