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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 4 | 736th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 830th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 7 | 1263rd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 2 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 15 | — |
Charting
Where Shirley's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  NC State#67 · 4-4 | 8 | 44% | 16 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | NC State#42 · 8-5 | 7 | 20% | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | NC State#78 · 6-7 | 9 | 16% | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Isaiah Shirley's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Isaiah Shirley's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Virginia | L 8–34 | 5.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Richmond | W 73–0 | 6.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Vanderbilt | L 31–35 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  App State | W 41–31 | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| 5 |  Louisville | W 31–28 | 7.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 6 |  Wake Forest | L 14–38 | 5.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Stanford | L 28–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  California | W 31–10 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.0 | 16 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 16 | 1660th / 5664 |
| Solo | 4 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2.5 | 766th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 1127th / 1383 |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 2 | 471st / 1772 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Virginia | ✓ DT | 68 | ~35 (14–55) | 4 | · | 51% |
| Wk 2 · Richmond | ✓ DT | 49 | ~26 (10–41) | 2 | · | 53% |
| Wk 3 · Vanderbilt | ✓ DT | 58 | ~17 (7–27) | 1 | · | 29% |
| Wk 4 · App State | ✓ DT | 61 | ~42 (21–53) | 4 | 1 | 69% |
| Wk 5 · Louisville | ✓ DT | 56 | ~37 (14–56) | 3 | · | 66% |
| Wk 6 · Wake Forest | — | 70 | ~44 (22–55) | 3 | · | 63% |
| Wk 8 · Stanford | ✓ DT | 65 | · | · | · | — |
| Wk 9 · California | — | 72 | ~22 (9–35) | 1 | · | 31% |
| Season | 6 GS | 504 | 223 (142–287) | 18 | 1 | 44% |
Position Room
11 DLs on the NC State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Isaiah Shirley | DT | SR | 16 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
| 55 | Katron Evans | DL | SR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Chase Bond | DE | JR | 12 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| Josiah Victor | DL | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 13 | Joseph Adedire | DE | SR | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | AJ Prim | DL | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 47 | Adrian Farrow | DL | SO | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Colby Cronk | DT | SO | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 80 | Damaad Lewis | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | JJ Ferguson Jr. | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Fabian Kimbrough | DT | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. NC State depth chart →