Running back, Florida A&M (from Mississippi State, Pittsburgh), 2016–⁠22

A.J. Davis

Number
No. 1
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Graceville, FL

A.J. Davis played running back at Mississippi State (2016), Pittsburgh (2017–⁠21) and Florida A&M (2022).

Career highs

108rushing yards, career highvs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 20227catches, career highat Penn State, 201994receiving yards, career highat Penn State, 2019

Team titles: ACC champions, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2017Pittsburgh16402.5112
2018Pittsburgh321484.6022
2019Pittsburgh1275304.2422
2020Pittsburgh612664.4131
2021Pittsburgh22110.5118
2022Florida A&M662624.0017
Career3041,2674.2731

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Pittsburgh100.000
2018Pittsburgh3175.7016
2019Pittsburgh2326911.7059
2020Pittsburgh10454.5022
2021Pittsburgh4235.8011
2022Florida A&M99710.8223
Career504519.0259

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Mississippi State1RBYr 1
2017Pittsburgh1RBYr 2
2018Pittsburgh1RBYr 3
2019Pittsburgh1RBYr 4
2020Pittsburgh1RBYr 5
2021Pittsburgh1RBYr 6
2022Florida A&M1RBSr. (Yr 7)6′0″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Pittsburgh170.06––1.1––
2018Pittsburgh36-0.03––-1.110%–
2019Pittsburgh1550.0733rd (n=287)0.1311.019%-0.04
2020Pittsburgh760.0116th (n=212)0.140.812%0.08
2022Florida A&M (FCS)410.18––7.514%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Florida A&M 8 games, 262 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠5661002201
Sep 4vs.Jackson StateL 3–⁠594100100
Oct 8atSouth Carolina StateW 20–⁠1471101170
Oct 15atGramblingW 20–⁠168390180
Oct 29vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 27–⁠6181080–––
Nov 5vs.SouthernW 30–⁠1682902271
Nov 12atAlabama StateW 21–⁠14124001230
Nov 19vs.Bethune-CookmanW 41–⁠203150120
2021 Pittsburgh 1 game, 21 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠722114230
2020 Pittsburgh 9 games, 266 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.Austin PeayW 55–⁠05240–––
Sep 19vs.SyracuseW 21–⁠10113701−100
Sep 26vs.LouisvilleW 23–⁠204230180
Oct 17atMiamiL 19–⁠317210290
Oct 24vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠45310180
Nov 7atFlorida StateW 41–⁠175340200
Nov 21vs.Virginia TechW 47–⁠1412801–––
Nov 28atClemsonL 17–⁠5242103300
Dec 10atGeorgia TechW 34–⁠2010250–––
2019 Pittsburgh 11 games, 530 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.VirginiaL 14–⁠3082512650
Sep 7vs.OhioW 20–⁠1013890170
Sep 14atPenn StateL 10–⁠178507940
Sep 21vs.UCFW 35–⁠34136512130
Oct 18atSyracuseW 27–⁠20161031160
Oct 26vs.MiamiL 12–⁠16154504240
Nov 2atGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1016750–––
Nov 14vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠27195812330
Nov 23atVirginia TechL 0–⁠288240170
Nov 30vs.Boston CollegeL 19–⁠26104302150
Dec 26 ✦vs.Eastern MichiganW 34–⁠301−20150
2018 Pittsburgh 6 games, 148 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1vs.UAlbanyW 33–⁠7134602190
Sep 8vs.Penn StateL 6–⁠516520–––
Sep 29atUCFL 14–⁠4551901−20
Nov 10vs.Virginia TechW 52–⁠22120–––
Dec 1vs.ClemsonL 10–⁠42120–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.StanfordL 13–⁠146270–––
2017 Pittsburgh 6 games, 40 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Youngstown StateW 28–⁠21481–––
Sep 30vs.RiceW 42–⁠10260–––
Oct 7atSyracuseL 24–⁠27120–––
Oct 14vs.NC StateL 17–⁠35210100
Oct 21atDukeW 24–⁠176240–––
Oct 28vs.VirginiaW 31–⁠141−10–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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