Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17@ Old Dominion | 7 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
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Kieran Davis
Senior defensive lineman for East Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 250 lb · Roswell, GA · Blessed Trinity Catholic
CFB Index 48 · #176 of 330 interior linemenLow 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
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
Tackles for loss: 95th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
sack · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 3 tackles, vs App State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for East Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Carolina in 2023.
- 1 sack in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Kieran Davis
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Kieran Davis has played for two head coaches in four seasons at East Carolina. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Old Dominion — Week 3, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with East Carolina3-star out of Blessed Trinity Catholic
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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 11 | 4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 21 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 38 | 14 | 8.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Kieran Davis'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 3 · 2026
W 20–17
at Old Dominion
2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With T. O'Halloran — 48.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · T. Engleman Jr. — 99 rush yds (16 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles for loss, +7 tackles.
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 Carolina1-2HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (95th percentile). Strength: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (11th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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
TFL rate
32%4 TFLSack rate
9%1 sacksHurry rate
9%1 hurries11 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Pass share
43.5%
77 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
59.0
3 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
88 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
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-AAC
Based on 2025: #24 of 53 American Athletic DLs
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.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,700 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the American Athletic as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Viliami Latu’s 2016 season.
Matches Viliami on
Sack rate
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kellan Wyatt's senior season at Indiana (2025).
85%match
Matches Kellan on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kieran Davis
Background
Two-year letterman (2024-25) … Played in 26 career games (no starts) … Recorded 26 tackles (nine solo) … Tallied 4.5 TFLs (-15 yards) which included 2.0 sacks (-12 yards) … Forced a pair of fumbles while recovering one … Caught one pass (17 yards) against NC State in the 2025 season opener ……
The defensive line · East Carolina
- Jasiyah Robinson6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Rion Roseborough6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Preston Carr5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Kendrick DuJour5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5Kieran Davis4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology