Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Texas State
Ishmael Davis
DE • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Killeen, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ishmael Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
91
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Ishmael Davis built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Killeen, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas State. The clearest part of Ishmael Davis' career was his defensive...
Read the storyIshmael Davis, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Texas State. Ishmael Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 24
- Sacks
- 7.5
- QB hurries
- 11
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Ishmael Davis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Texas State
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · DE 9th (top 3%) · Sun Belt 41st (top 9%) · National 540th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 38 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 53.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas State | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas State | 10 | 45 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas State | 12 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 70.2 |
Related Context
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Ishmael Davis played DE for Texas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ishmael Davis recorded 23 passing yards, -4 rushing yards, and 158 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Texas State paired 18 primary output with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Texas State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
34.5
Usage
12
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 2. Wyoming: 1. SMU: 0. Georgia State: 2.5. Nicholls: 2. UL Monroe: 0. Arkansas State: 4.5. Louisiana: 1.5. South Alabama: 3.5. Troy: 0. App State: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 3 by 32.5. Wyoming: 5 by 30.8. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Georgia State: 6 by 50. Nicholls: 4 by 36.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 4 by 61.7. Louisiana: 2 by 23.3. South Alabama: 7 by 64.2. Troy: 1 by 4.2. App State: 4 by 26.7. Coastal Carolina: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.7 · Games = 3 · +1.6 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 9 · -1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
64.2 vs South Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Coastal Carolina10+ tackles | L 21-24 | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ App State | L 13-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Troy | L 27-63 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs South AlabamaSplash game | W 30-28 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Louisiana | L 3-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Arkansas State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 14-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UL Monroe | L 14-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs NichollsSplash game | W 24-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 37-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ SMU | L 17-47 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Wyoming | L 14-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Texas A&MSplash game | L 7-41 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ishmael Davis story
Ishmael Davis built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive end from Killeen, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas State. The clearest part of Ishmael Davis' career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. His career also includes 23 passing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ishmael Davis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas State | 12.5 | 23.6 | 7.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas State | 1 | 22.3 | 3.9 | -11.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas State | 17 | 35.8 | 10.9 | 16 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas State | 18 | 34.5 | 12 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 9 · W 27-20
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Arkansas State
Week 9 · L 14-38 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 11 · W 30-28 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
80.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.7 takeover score.
#4
@ App State
Week 10 · L 10-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ New Mexico State
Week 12 · L 10-50 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Texas State
18 primary output · 34.5 efficiency · 12 usage
70.2
#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas State
70
17 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas State
53.8
12.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
15
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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