Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019SMU
Zach Abercrumbia
DT • 6'2" • 286 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Abercrumbia shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Rice • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Player Story
Zach Abercrumbia built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Dallas, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with Rice and SMU. The clearest part of Zach Abercrumbia's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Zach Abercrumbia, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Rice. Zach Abercrumbia shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 141
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Zach Abercrumbia quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 141
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- UTSA
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Skyline · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Skyline · 60 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DT 42nd (top 18%) · American Athletic 117th (top 21%) · National 1,212th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 4 | 14 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 32.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 11 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 13 | 55 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | - | 0 | 53 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 13 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43.4 |
Related Context
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Zach Abercrumbia played DT for Rice and SMU. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zach Abercrumbia recorded 141 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Rice paired 10.5 primary output with 25.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, SMU.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · SMU
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
18.2
Usage
3.6
Consistency
39.5
Best Game by takeover score
North Texas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 0. Arkansas State: 0. North Texas: 2. Texas State: 1. TCU: 1. South Florida: 2. Tulsa: 0.5. Temple: 0. Houston: 1.5. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 0. Navy: 1. Tulane: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 3 by 32.5. Texas State: 1 by 14.2. TCU: 5 by 30.8. South Florida: 2 by 28.3. Tulsa: 4 by 21.7. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Houston: 3 by 27.5. Memphis: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Navy: 7 by 39.2. Tulane: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Texas
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 28-52 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tulane | W 37-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Navy | L 28-35 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs East Carolina | W 59-51 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Memphis | L 48-54 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/24 | @ Houston | W 34-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Temple | W 45-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Tulsa | W 43-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ South FloridaSplash game | W 48-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ TCU | W 41-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Texas State | W 47-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs North TexasSplash game | W 49-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Arkansas State | W 37-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zach Abercrumbia story
Zach Abercrumbia built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Dallas, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with Rice and SMU. The clearest part of Zach Abercrumbia's career was his defensive production: 141 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 41 career games in the available record. That gives Zach Abercrumbia's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rice
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Rice | 2.5 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 2.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 21.3 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 10.5 | 25.7 | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | SMU | 9 | 18.2 | 3.6 | -1.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | SMU | 9 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UTSA
Week 6 · L 3-20 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Pittsburgh
Week 5 · L 10-42
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Baylor
Week 3 · L 10-38
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 10 · L 26-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 1 · L 7-62
2
Havoc Plays
63.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Rice
10.5 primary output · 25.7 efficiency · 8.5 usage
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#2
2019 Postseason · SMU
43.4
9 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · SMU
43.4
9 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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