Daishon Folsom: DT · Buffalo · #98.
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Daishon Folsom
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Buffalo. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Ohio — Week 9, 2024.
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
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 0-38@ No. 9 Missouri | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-47@ UConn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-15vs Toledo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 41-48vs Western Michigan | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-47@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 41-30@ Akron | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 51-48vs Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-20@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 43-7vs Kent State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 26-7vs Liberty | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry30 tackles · 3 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Maurice Linguist
Pass share
40.0%
347 pass / 521 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #214 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Buffalo, 79 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Maurice Linguist → Pete Lembo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
