Carlton Davis III is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Davis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Davis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2018 | 21–22 | TB | 13 | — | 40 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 718 | 85.8% | 55 | 14.7% | 62 | 39 | 0.6 | 119.8 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 22–23 | TB | 14 | — | 57 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 934 | 94.1% | 77 | 18.0% | 117 | 58 | 0.5 | 80.0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 23–24 | TB | 14 | — | 66 | 50 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 904 | 96.3% | 78 | 19.3% | 105 | 65 | 0.6 | 87.6 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 24–25 | TB | 10 | — | 36 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 638 | 91.5% | 69 | 23.8% | 70 | 40 | 0.6 | 83.2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.2 |
| 2022 | 25–26 | TB | 13 | — | 56 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 810 | 94.4% | 71 | 20.8% | 93 | 52 | 0.6 | 82.8 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 26–27 | TB | 12 | — | 49 | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 715 | 89.3% | 6 | 1.9% | 83 | 51 | 0.6 | 96.1 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 27–28 | DET | 13 | — | 54 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 697 | 83.8% | 7 | 2.2% | 76 | 42 | 0.6 | 77.0 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 28–29 | NE | 17 | — | 68 | 38 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 926 | 91.4% | — | 0.0% | 74 | 43 | 0.6 | 90.7 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 29–30 | NE | 3 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 162 | 95.0% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 109 | — | 442 | 340 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 11 | 95 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 680 | 390 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 58 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1487 all-time of 4,695. 9.8/season above a replacement-level CB.
Career Profile
Pick #63 (Rd 2) · TB · 2018 · +16.9 vs expected KV-H
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Postseason all-time ranks
A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Average per-snap value reinforces the playmaking ability.
Worth 78 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 33% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.1 on average.See board →
Seasons above replacement
7 seasons × ~11.1 surplus ≈ VORP 78
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