Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
#1
Ibrahim Diawara
Redshirt senior defensive end for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Boys Latin Charter
CFB Index 24 · #357 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Coastal Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1.5
sacks · 2026
2.5 TFL · 8 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs Fordham
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Shippensburg University to Coastal Carolina in 2024.
Ibrahim Diawara
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three seasons at Coastal Carolina, three different head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson and Ryan Beard. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against West Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Coastal Carolina
2025era →
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson, and Ryan Beard. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (95th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (91st percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.8 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #357 of 420 edge rushers
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #17 of 17 Sun Belt DEs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 10 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 30 | 17 | 10.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -11 net (32 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Diwun Black’s 2023 season.
85%match
Matches Diwun on
TFL rate
Height
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to J.D. Lampley's sophomore season at East Carolina (2023).
Matches J.D. on
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Height
Hurry rate
Differs from J.D. on
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ibrahim Diawara
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior Year) Appeared in all 13 games on the defensive line Finished with 16 tackles (10 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks Added two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery Recorded a career-high four tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and one sack at App State Registered two tac...
The defensive line · Coastal Carolina
- #1Ibrahim Diawara6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7DJ Wesolak5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #50Mitchell Toney5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Ahmad Poole3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Reggie Jean1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology