2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Ibrahim Diawara
Turns pressure into sacks — pressures become finishes. The three seasons at Coastal Carolina span three head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson and Ryan Beard. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against West Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
31 tackles · 5 sacks
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 31 | 15 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 10 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 53 | 28 | 15.0 | 8.5 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34vs Liberty | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-21@ Marshall | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 15 | 7.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 31-20 at Georgia State, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 7 tackles for loss, 5 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
How Coastal Carolina’s defense played that day
Georgia State’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 4.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss. The pressure he forced on 4th and 2 ended Marshall’s drive (downs).
Hurried the quarterback on 4th and 2. Third quarter, up 27-0. Ended Marshall’s drive (downs).
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles, including 2 sacks, 1 pass broken up, tied for 9th-most sacks in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss on 3rd and 6. First quarter, tied 0-0.
9 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 12-yard loss. Second quarter, up 21-7.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -12 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
16%5 sacksTFL rate
24%8 TFLHurry rate
10%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
62%5 of 8 pressures31 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
46.5%
240 pass / 276 run
Plays / game
64.5
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
31 tackles in 7 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #17 of 17 Sun Belt DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Beck → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
