Festus Davies
On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against James Madison, Week 6, 2026.
16 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 16 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 16 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 19-3vs App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
25%4 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups16 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
59.2%
327 pass / 225 run
Plays / game
69.0
8 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
355 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
