Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ 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 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Julien Davis
Senior linebacker for East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 239 lb · Mcdonough, GA · Union Grove
CFB Index 28 · #472 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to East Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
11
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL, vs App State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Carolina in 2023.
Julien Davis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Julien Davis has been at East Carolina through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against App State — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Union Grove
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
East Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2024East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2026East Carolina0-2HC: Blake Harrell · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (3rd percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
28 · #472 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #472 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #46 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 11 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 43 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #83 · 2026 recruiting class #94
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keon Wylie’s 2025 season.
Matches Keon on
Sack rate
Tackle volume
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keon Wylie's junior season at Penn State (2025).
Matches Keon on
PD rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Julien Davis
Background
Three-year letterman (2023-25) … Played in 30 career games … Booked 35 tackles (17 solo) … Registered 3.5 TFLs (-15 yards) and 2.5 sacks (-12 yards) … Credited with one pass breakup, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Recorded at least one stop in 20 of 30 career contests (multiple 11...
The linebacker corps · East Carolina
- #11DJ Johnson Jr.60 tackles · 2025
- #42Julien Davis23 tackles · 2025
- #10Crews Law23 tackles · 2025
- #1Jackson Barker20 tackles · 2025
- #43Jordan Miles9 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology