Daniel Isom: DB · Washington State · #3.
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Daniel Isom
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Rod Carey, Mike Leach and Nick Rolovich. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arizona State — Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Washington State | 56 | 26 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Washington State | 32 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Washington State | 30 | 26 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois | 39 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 157 | 96 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 12 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-26vs Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-24vs Portland State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-45vs USC | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24@ Utah | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-6@ California | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-24vs Oregon State | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31vs Stanford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-21vs BYU | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Arizona State | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 24-38@ No. 5 Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 44-18vs Arizona | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 26 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 6 · 2021
W 31-24
vs Oregon State
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 2 pass breakups
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL56 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Nick Rolovich
Pass share
53.6%
452 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
70.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
56 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #110 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Northern Illinois and Washington State, 157 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Rod Carey, Mike Leach, Nick Rolovich and Jake Dickert.
