Isaiah Downes: DB · Sam Houston · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Isaiah Downes
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Liberty — Week 6, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 26 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 26 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-14@ BYU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 3-13vs Air Force | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-38@ Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-21@ Liberty | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 13-27@ New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-27@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 23-28@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-20vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL26 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
55.0%
446 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
67.6
12 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Sam Houston, 26 tackles — the college career is complete.
