Senior linebacker for Texas. 2021: 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Gordo, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
ILB recruit
No. 10 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas. 2021: 16 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks.
Ben Davis
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Nick Saban and Steve Sarkisian. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against West Virginia — Week 12, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 22 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Badges
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Steve Sarkisian. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: tackles (18th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former five-star. Now #569 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| 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 Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-32vs Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-31@ 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 |
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
Player DNA
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Nate Givhan’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Garret Fountain's junior season at San Diego State (2021).
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Player DNA