Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Abe Ibrahim
5th-year linebacker for Pittsburgh. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Bridgeville, PA · Chartiers Valley
CFB Index 12 · #563 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Pittsburgh 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
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonAbe Ibrahim
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Second year in the Pittsburgh linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 2 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi, all balanced offenses — 10-5 over that span.
2025Pittsburgh8-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
12 · #563 of 583 LBs
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #74 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC 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 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caleb Kibodi’s 2024 season.
Matches Caleb on
Weight
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Caleb on
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Marcellus Wilkerson's freshman season at UTSA (2023).
85%match
Matches Marcellus on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Abe Ibrahim
Background
2025: Played in all 13 games, contributing primarily on special teams…posted a career high 16 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a pass breakup on the year…had a career-high day against Boston College, totaling four tackles and a TFL…made his first career start at linebacker against NC State, posting two tackl...
The linebacker corps · Pittsburgh
- Braylan Lovelace79 tackles · 2025
- #31Demarco Ward50 tackles · 2025
- #10Alex Sanford Jr.47 tackles · 2025
- #24Cameron Lindsey32 tackles · 2025
- #52Abe Ibrahim16 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology