Player Dossier

2016-2019

Texas 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.

Usage Score

12

Efficiency

34.5

Consistency

46.4

Season Value

48.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Texas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Texas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Scouting Read

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Ishmael Davis, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Texas State. Ishmael Davis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.5 disruption score.

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: 2018 Regular Season

Texas State paired 17 primary output with 35.8 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

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+ tacklesL 21-24112000
Sat 11/23@ App StateL 13-3541100
Sat 11/16vs TroyL 27-6310000
Sat 11/9vs South AlabamaSplash gameW 30-28721.5010
Sat 11/2@ LouisianaL 3-31200.5000
Sat 10/26@ Arkansas State2+ sacks · Splash gameL 14-38422.5020
Fri 10/11vs UL MonroeL 14-2451000
Sat 9/28vs NichollsSplash gameW 24-343100
Sat 9/21vs Georgia StateSplash gameW 37-34621.5001
Sat 9/14@ SMUL 17-4742000
Sat 9/7vs WyomingL 14-2352100
Fri 8/30@ Texas A&MSplash gameL 7-4131000

Career Arc

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    Texas State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonTexas State12.523.67.3
2017 Regular SeasonTexas State122.33.9-11.5
2018 Regular SeasonTexas State1735.810.916
2019 Regular SeasonTexas State1834.5121

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Primary metric

5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.

#2

Arkansas State

4.5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#3

South Alabama

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#4

App State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#5

Houston Christian

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Texas State

17 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 10.9 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Texas State

48.2

18 primary · 34.5 efficiency · 12 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Texas State

40.4

12.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

15

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

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Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

158

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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