Running back, South Dakota State, 2021–⁠23

Isaiah Davis

Number
No. 22
Height
6′1″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Joplin, MO
Born
Feb 21, 2002

Isaiah Davis played running back at South Dakota State (2021–⁠23). The New York Jets took Davis in round 5, No. 173 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,529
Rushing yards, 2023 (South Dakota State, 15–⁠0)
Drafted
No. 173
Round 5, 2024 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

199rushing yards, career highvs. Western Illinois, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Mercer, 2023

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2022 and 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021South Dakota State15845.6132
2022South Dakota State2281,3105.71147
2023South Dakota State2271,5296.71766
Career4702,9236.22966

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022South Dakota State211738.2019
2023South Dakota State221908.6123
Career433638.4123

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021South Dakota State22RBFr.
2022South Dakota State22RBSo.
2023South Dakota State22RBJr.6′1″220

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2021South Dakota State (FCS)170.18––3.0–
2022South Dakota State (FCS)2130.3188th (n=470)0.1465.931%
2023South Dakota State (FCS)2300.4497th (n=450)0.17101.631%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2023 South Dakota State 14 games, 1,529 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.Montana StateW 20–⁠161266016222
Sep 16vs.DrakeW 70–⁠7877028347
Sep 30vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠2116132322318
Oct 7atIllinois StateW 40–⁠212019724912
Oct 14vs.Northern IowaW 41–⁠61710311514
Oct 21atSouthern IllinoisW 17–⁠101591139211
Oct 28atSouth DakotaW 37–⁠31769013332
Nov 4vs.North Dakota StateW 33–⁠1617106127––
Nov 11atYoungstown StateW 34–⁠019130125214
Nov 18vs.Missouri StateW 35–⁠171785113––
Dec 2 ✦vs.MercerW 41–⁠016117342213
Dec 9 ✦vs.VillanovaW 23–⁠1222162166224
Dec 15 ✦vs.UAlbanyW 59–⁠015107221––
Jan 7 ✦vs.MontanaW 23–⁠3168712113

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Western Oregon, so that game is not listed.

2022 South Dakota State 12 games, 1,310 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atIowaL 3–⁠71850012532
Sep 10vs.UC DavisW 24–⁠2225112013––
Sep 17vs.ButlerW 45–⁠171174014117
Sep 24atMissouri StateW 28–⁠14208301617
Oct 1vs.Western IllinoisW 34–⁠1027199238216
Oct 8vs.South DakotaW 28–⁠31510834716
Oct 15atNorth Dakota StateW 23–⁠2114114127––
Nov 5atNorthern IowaW 31–⁠282410519534
Nov 12vs.Illinois StateW 31–⁠7165018333
Dec 10vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠212015412710
Dec 17 ✦vs.Montana StateW 39–⁠1816158141––
Jan 8 ✦vs.North Dakota StateW 45–⁠2122103125228

No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Indiana State, so that game is not listed.

2021 South Dakota State 1 game, 84 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atColorado StateW 42–⁠231584132––

No box score in the source for Dec 18 at Montana State, so that game is not listed.

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–⁠7).

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′0¼″
Weight218 lb
Arm length31⅛″
Hand size10¼″
Wingspan74⅞″W
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press23 reps
20-yard shuttle4.30 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 33 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024New York Jets13301741975
2025New York Jets1643236121186
2026 (so far)New York Jets428019
NFL career3375418231270

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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