#22

Alex Davis

Senior linebacker for Nebraska. 2019: 30 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

LB · Nebraska · Sr. · #22

6′5″ · 250 lb · Riviera Beach, FL

Nebraska 2019 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Nebraska. 2019: 30 tackles, 4 tackles for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Nebraska, 54 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Nebraska

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

2 coaches

2016–2017

Mike Riley

Nebraska

2018–2019

Scott Frost

Nebraska

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Nebraska9-4HC: Mike Riley · Run-leaning

2017Nebraska4-8HC: Mike Riley · Pass-leaning

2018Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (94th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

QB hurries#115 / 2688 · 94th pct

Tackles for loss#822 / 2688 · 67th pct

4.0

Solo tackles#1295 / 2688 · 50th pct

Tackles#1377 / 2688 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#78 / 721 · 45th pct

Interceptions#301 / 779 · 31st pct

Sacks#1426 / 2688 · 23rd pct

0.0

Passes defended#1690 / 2688 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	3.0	0.6	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.2	0.4	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	Nebraska	30	18	4.0	0.0	--	1	--
2018	Nebraska	5	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2017	Nebraska	17	10	4.0	1.5	--	--	--
2016	Nebraska	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		54	29	8.0	1.5	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2019

W 42–38

at Illinois

3 TOT · 2 SOLO

Edged out Illinois on the road in a shootout.

With A. Martinez — 328 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.6 · 118 rush yds (18 car) · W. Robinson — 89 rush yds (19 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 35-21vs South Alabama	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 31-34@ Colorado	2	2	2.0	—
Wk 3	W 44-8vs Northern Illinois	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 42-38@ Illinois	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 7-48vs Ohio State	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 13-10vs Northwestern	2	0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 7-34@ Minnesota	3	1	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 31-38vs Indiana	2	2	0.0	1
Wk 10	L 27-31@ Purdue	3	1	1.0	—
Wk 12	L 21-37vs Wisconsin	4	2	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 13	W 54-7@ Maryland	4	4	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 24-27vs Iowa	3	1	1.0	—
Total		30	18	4.0	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2019 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays