Isaiah Essissima: DB · Colorado State · #1.
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Isaiah Essissima
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. First career honor, 2022: Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against San José State — Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colorado State | 14 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Nevada | 35 | 32 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | Nevada | 12 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 60 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 17 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-52@ No. 4 Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-17vs Northern Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-28vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-17vs UTEP | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-24vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-43vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
45.8%
388 pass / 459 run
Plays / game
65.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
388 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Wake Forest, Nevada and Colorado State, 71 tackles — the college career is complete.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Dave Clawson, Jay Norvell and Ken Wilson.
