Isaac Gifford: DB · Nebraska · #2.
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Isaac Gifford
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for three head coaches at Nebraska: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Northern Iowa — Week 3, 2024.
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
73 tackles. 1 pass 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.
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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-7vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs Colorado | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Northern Iowa | 10 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 24 Illinois | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-10@ Purdue | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7vs Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-56@ No. 16 Indiana | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-21@ No. 4 Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27vs UCLA | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28@ USC | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 44-25vs Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13@ Iowa | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 20-15vs Boston College | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 33 | 4.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 14-7
vs Rutgers
1.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
73tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL73 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
49.7%
432 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
73 tackles in 13 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 #252 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Nebraska, 240 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.
