6′2″ · 235 lb · Lawrenceville, GA · Dacula
Festus Davies
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against James Madison, Week 6, 2026.
15 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 7 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia Southern | 15 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 15 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Last game (Wk 7): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Charleston Southern | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-22@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-31@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-42vs No. 25 Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Coastal Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27vs James Madison | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 23-15@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -11 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
27%4 TFLSack rate
13%2 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups15 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
58.9%
279 pass / 195 run
Plays / game
67.7
7 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
304 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
