Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
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Ibrahim Diawara
Redshirt senior defensive end for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 260 lb · Philadelphia, PA · Boys Latin Charter
CFB Index 24 · #357 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidence
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.
How he plays
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack.
Sacks: 99th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
3
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 9 tackles, at Delaware
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt senior defensive end for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Shippensburg University to Coastal Carolina in 2024.
Ibrahim Diawara
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Three seasons at Coastal Carolina, three different head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson and Ryan Beard. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against West Virginia — Week 1, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 3 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20245 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coaches2024
Coastal Carolina
2025era →
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Tim Beck, Jeremiah Johnson, and Ryan Beard. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 17 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 16 | 10 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Coastal Carolina | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 20 | 11.5 | 6.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ibrahim Diawara's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1.5 sacks, +1.5 tackles for loss, +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Tim Beck · Run-leaning
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Coastal Carolina1-2HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (97th percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%3 sacksTFL rate
24%4 TFLHurry rate
6%1 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
75%3 of 4 pressures17 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 5.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
47.4%
91 pass / 101 run
Plays / game
64.0
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #17 of 17 Sun Belt DEs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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.
How he plays
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Rusher
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
EDGE
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Nnamdi Uzoma’s 2016 season.
Matches Nnamdi on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Owen Carney Jr.'s junior season at Illinois (2020).
86%match
Matches Owen on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Pressure-to-sack conversion
Player DNA
Players who play like Ibrahim Diawara
Background
2025 (Redshirt Junior Year) Appeared in all 13 games on the defensive line Finished with 16 tackles (10 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks Added two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery Recorded a career-high four tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and one sack at App State Registered two…
The defensive line · Coastal Carolina
- #1Ibrahim Diawara6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7DJ Wesolak5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #50Mitchell Toney5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Ahmad Poole3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Reggie Jean1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology