Jacob Davis
ratings updated 7 Sept 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sporting Kansas City.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1097 | 6.45 |
Scout report
J. Davis is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Sporting Kansas City, rated 39.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 130th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (59.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.02 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Davis.
Judged on this season alone, Davis graded 25 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 14% of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.022 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 40, top 29% of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 24 Davis is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15 · a relegation-threatened side
4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 59.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 39.7, Davis carries the 13th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer (top 29%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Sporting Kansas City finished 15th of 15) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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