Ben Davis: LB · Texas · #1.
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Ben Davis
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Nick Saban and Steve Sarkisian. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against West Virginia — Week 12, 2021.
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
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 58-0vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 70-35vs Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 48-55vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-32vs No. 12 Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ No. 16 Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-30@ Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 56-57vs Kansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-31@ West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
28%4 TFLSack rate
16%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Pass share
43.2%
345 pass / 453 run
Plays / game
66.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #569 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Alabama and Texas, 22 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban and Steve Sarkisian.
