Alex Davis: LB · Nebraska · #22.
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Alex Davis
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Nebraska: Mike Riley and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Maryland — Week 13, 2019.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-21vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-34@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-8vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-38@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-48vs No. 5 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-10vs Northwestern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-34@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Purdue | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-37vs No. 15 Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 54-7@ Maryland | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs No. 19 Iowa | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 18 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups30 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
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
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
37.6%
323 pass / 535 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
357 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 54 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
