Jamal Davis II: DE · Akron · #9.
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Jamal Davis II
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the same defensive front at Akron. The first one came in 2018: All-MAC. One game to point at: 11 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Ohio — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
80 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 16 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.
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs Morgan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 39-34@ Northwestern | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-26@ Iowa State | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-41vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-24@ Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-23@ Kent State | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-10vs Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-36vs Northern Illinois | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 7-27@ Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-21vs Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 13 | L 28-49@ Ohio | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 3-28@ South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 47 | 16.0 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
7%6 sacksTFL rate
20%16 TFLHurry rate
8%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
48%6 of 12 pressures80 tackles · 16 for loss · 5.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Terry Bowden, all balanced offenses — 11-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Terry Bowden
Pass share
49.2%
377 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Two seasons at Akron, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Terry Bowden.
