Carlos Davis: DL · Nebraska · #96.
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Carlos Davis
Wins the gap play after play. The four seasons at Nebraska span two head coaches: Mike Riley and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Northern Illinois — Week 3, 2019.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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 · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-21vs South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-34@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-8vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 42-38@ Illinois | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-48vs No. 5 Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 13-10vs Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-34@ Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38vs Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Purdue | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 54-7@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-27vs No. 19 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 17 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 3 |
Week 3 · 2019
W 44-8
1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 36-point win at home against Northern Illinois.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%6 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry32 tackles · 6 for loss · 4 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 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
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 10 sacks — drafted at #232 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
A stat line in 46 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Riley → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 7th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 7th NFL season
