Player Dossier

2019-2024

Wake Forest

Isaiah Essissima

DB • 5'10" • 175 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Isaiah Essissima shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.8

Efficiency

18.1

Consistency

61.4

Season Value

22.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Wake Forest

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
8
Program Path
Wake Forest • Nevada • Colorado State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Isaiah Essissima, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Wake Forest. Isaiah Essissima shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Wake Forest paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 18.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wake Forest, Nevada, Colorado State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Colorado

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Colorado State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

18.1

Usage

2.8

Consistency

61.4

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Texas: 1. Unknown: 1. Colorado: 2. UTEP: 1. San José State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Texas: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 0 by 10. Colorado: 3 by 32.5. UTEP: 2 by 18.3. San José State: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=3 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=3 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Colorado

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs Colorado

Result
Sat 12/28vs Miami (OH)L 17-4331000
Sat 10/12vs San José StateW 31-2433000
Sat 9/21vs UTEPW 27-1722100
Sat 9/14vs ColoradoL 9-2831002
Sat 9/7vs Unknown00001
Sat 8/31@ TexasL 0-5233001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Wake Forest

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Nevada

    2021-2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Colorado State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192019202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonWake Forest06.31.1
2019 Regular SeasonWake Forest06.31.10
2020 Regular SeasonWake Forest00
2021 Regular SeasonNevada4152.94
2022 Regular SeasonNevada11.521.75.37.5
2023 Regular SeasonNevada18.91.2-10.5
2024 PostseasonColorado State518.12.84
2024 Regular SeasonColorado State518.12.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

New Mexico State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.6 takeover score.

#2

UNLV

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#3

San Diego State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.9 takeover score.

#4

Colorado

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.8 takeover score.

#5

Iowa

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Wake Forest

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.8

#2

2019 Regular Season · Wake Forest

35.8

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Nevada

26.7

11.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8608

Brophy College Preparatory · Phoenix, AZ

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

3

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

71

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 31 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
71