Julien Davis
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at East Carolina: Mike Houston and Blake Harrell. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Old Dominion — Week 3, 2026.
32 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 32 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 23 | 12 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 64 | 28 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ No. 13 Alabama | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-9vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-12vs Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-30@ UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-41@ Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-9vs Temple | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 17-9 vs Temple, play by play
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. First quarter, tied 0-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How East Carolina’s defense played that day
Temple’s 9 drives: 6 stopped (3 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 6.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Rice’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 21-9. Ended Rice’s drive (int).
2 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Sacked the quarterback for a 10-yard loss on 3rd and 11. Third quarter, up 42-3.
8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Week 4 · 2026
W 42-9
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 33-point win at home against North Carolina Central.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +21 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%3 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
3%1 pass breakups32 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
45.5%
245 pass / 294 run
Plays / game
67.4
8 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
277 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #168 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #46 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,017 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
