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S · San Francisco 49ers · week 7 vs Atlanta Falcons · Sun Oct 25 · 1:00 PM ET

Ashtyn Davis

  • ROLE in the rotation
  • CLASS 2020 · R3 P68
  • EXP 6 seasons
  • AGE 29-31
  • DEPTH NB2
89%PLAY EXPECTED

As of week 7, Ashtyn Davis was an SAF for SF, age 29.9, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 3. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 3 on his club's depth chart; he had played 6 games on 4% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 84 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 13 episodes (ankle 2, hamstring 2, abdomen 1), 4 of them reaching OUT, 2 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a quad injury in 2025 week 11.

The full read

How our call moved in week 7

  • our call, P(plays)

67% LIKELY → 89% EXPECTED

Every call we wrote for him in week 7, earliest first, as written.

In short

Ashtyn Davis is in the rotation at nickelback for SF — 21% of the snaps in his best week of 7. He has a hamstring injury. His team has not listed him on the final report. We say he plays — 89%, in a band that plays 96% of the time. We have said PLAY since 89 hours before kickoff.

The reader concurs · grade C

The club's own reporting has Davis practicing, albeit limited, with the hamstring on Thursday 22 Oct - "Safey Ashtyn Davis (hamstring) and linebacker Jaden Dugger (knee) remained limited" (P1), listed again among "limited participants" (P3) - so he is working, not sidelined, and nothing written attaches a game-status designation or rules him out. The team's Friday 23 Oct gallery of "49ers Prep for Road Matchup Against Falcons" again pictures "S Ashtyn Davis" at practice (P2), consistent with continued participation. Two safeties above him, Siran Neal (knee) and Marques Sigle (ankle), "continued to rehab during practice" rather than participating (P1), which if it holds would push a third-stringer onto the gameday roster; nothing contradicts the PLAY call, though the dossier's FULL practice line is not corroborated by the prose, which says limited. It would need to know: Friday 23 Oct final 49ers injury report: Davis's game-status designation (Out/Doubtful/Questionable/none) for the 25 Oct game at Atlanta; Whether Davis was listed full, limited, or DNP on Friday 23 Oct; A Shanahan or Morris remark from 19-24 Oct naming Davis's hamstring and his availability for Sunday; Game-status for safeties Malik Mustapha, Marques Sigle (ankle) and Siran Neal (knee) - whether either rehabbing safety is ruled out, which would force Davis to dress; The Sunday 25 Oct inactives list for San Francisco at Atlanta

What the read cites

What was reportedSource
1“Safey Ashtyn Davis (hamstring) and linebacker Jaden Dugger (knee) remained limited.”49ers Webzone · 2026-10-22
2“safety Siran Neal (knee), wide receiver Deebo Samuel (hamstring), safety Marques Sigle (ankle), cornerback Upton Stougt (shoulder) and linebacker Garret Wallow (hamstring) continued to rehab during practice.”49ers Webzone · 2026-10-22
3“Here's a look at the limited participants: S Ashtyn Davis (hamstring)”Niners Nation · 2026-10-22
4“49ers Prep for Road Matchup Against Falcons”San Francisco 49ers · 2026-10-23
5“S Ashtyn Davis”San Francisco 49ers · 2026-10-23
12versions in week 7
9average, every player
29most for one player

How the call moved

EXPECTED since Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET · 35 h before kickoff. Biggest move: 58% → 82%, Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET to Sat Oct 24 · 12:11 AM ET, with no club report in between.

Our call · week 7

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

89% · EXPECTED

we expect him to play — this band plays 96% of the time (96–97%), measured out of fold. We stand behind this one.

No dated practice report for him in week 7

The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.

Head start

  • Our call
  • Kickoff

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Snap share4.4% range 0–21

    wk 1–7 · 7 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 0%wk 1
  2. 0%wk 2
  3. 0%wk 3
  4. 0%wk 4
  5. 0%wk 5
  6. 21%wk 6
  7. 10%wk 7

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202610

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 7hamstring1—
2025 · wk 9quad3Doubtful
2025 · wk 2knee1Questionable
2025 · wk 1calf1—
2024 · wk 8concussion3Out
2024 · wk 2ankle1—
2023 · wk 17abdomen1—
2022 · wk 18ankle1Questionable
2022 · wk 13hamstring2Out
2022 · wk 7hamstring2Questionable
2021 · wk 18back1—
2021 · wk 8shoulder1Questionable
2020 · wk 14foot1Out
2020 · wk 3groin3Out

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 14 episodes · 22 weeks on a report · same site more than once: hamstring ×3

  • ruled out
  • doubtful
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status.

Our past calls vs what happened

Wk 7PLAY 67% ✓ rightafter his team's announcement; played

Season on him: 1 of 1 graded call of ours right. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.

The rest of his team's report in week 7

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Trent WilliamsTFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Mike EvansWRDNPteam's wordOut
Siran NealSLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Christian KirkWRFULLteam's wordQuestionable
Luke GiffordLBDNPteam's wordOut
Nick BosaDEDNPteam's wordOut
Deebo Samuel Sr.WRDNPteam's wordOut
Austen PleasantsOLUNKteam's word—
Darrick ForrestSAFUNKteam's word—
Garret WallowLBDNPteam's wordOut
Nate HobbsCBUNKteam's word—
Andrew Farmer IILBUNKteam's word—
Isaac GuerendoRBUNKteam's word—
Nick MartinLBUNKteam's word—
Upton StoutCBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Marques SigleSDNPteam's wordOut
Kurtis RourkeQBUNKteam's word—
Mykel WilliamsDEFULLoursPLAY96%EXPECTED
C.J. WestDTUNKteam's word—
Jaden DuggerLBFULLoursPLAY99%EXPECTED
Mikail KamaraDEUNKteam's word—
Romello HeightDEFULLoursPLAY96%EXPECTED

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

The evidence behind his earlier calls

The evidence behind the call made Wed Oct 21 · 8:20 PM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET

We have not read the news for this player this week.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:11 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The evidence behind the call made Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET

We read the news for this call. The quotes we found are not shown publicly.

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 7

RoleSAF3 · 4% snaps
Season2026 · 6 games through wk 6
Career6 seasons · 84 games before 2026
Injuries13 episodes · last: quad, 2025 wk 11
Bioage 29.9 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 3

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolein the rotation at nickelback — 21% of the snaps in his best week of 7
Listed on the depth chartsecond at nickelback
Snaps played4% a week on average over 7 weeks, 21% at his highest, 79% on special teams
Build6 ft 1 in · 205 lb
CollegeCalifornia
Drafted2020, round 3 pick 68, by NYJ
Age29-31 at the season's start
Experience6 seasons

When this call was made, and when the world knew

  1. WrittenWe first said PLAY.
  2. PublicOur call became public, at kickoff.
  3. KickoffKickoff.

How our call moved, earliest first

WhenLeadCallChance he playsBandOn what
Wed Oct 21 · 8:20 PM ET89 hPLAY67%LIKELYafter his team's announcement
Thu Oct 22 · 2:10 AM ET83 hPLAY58%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Oct 22 · 7:02 AM ET78 hPLAY58%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Oct 22 · 12:05 PM ET73 hPLAY58%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Thu Oct 22 · 5:05 PM ET68 hPLAY58%COIN FLIPafter his team's announcement
Sat Oct 24 · 12:11 AM ET37 hPLAY82%LIKELYbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 2:10 AM ET35 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 7:02 AM ET30 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 12:02 PM ET25 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sat Oct 24 · 5:02 PM ET20 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Oct 25 · 7:05 AM ET6 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything
Sun Oct 25 · 12:05 PM ET1 hPLAY89%EXPECTEDbefore his team said anything

12 calls in week 7, and the call never flipped between PLAY and SIT. Each lead time is the one that call actually had when it was written — never recounted from now. A call that changes is the record working: new evidence arrived and we said so, in public, before the game.

We went and found out more

Rank 3 (listed third or deeper, or not listed), 5 documents deep, because: llm_unsure. Fetched 5 of 5.

His record this season

WkPracticeChance he playsCallSourcePlayed
7UNK67%PLAYafter his team's announcementyes

A blank in Played is a week not yet settled — never a no.