Player Dossier

2017-2020

BYU

Zac Dawe

DL • 6'4" • 271 lbs • Pleasant Grove, UT, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Zac Dawe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

51%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

68

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

54

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · BYU

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
BYU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Houston

Player Story

Zac Dawe built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Pleasant Grove, UT wearing No. 99, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Zac Dawe's career was his defensive production: 79...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8508

Pleasant Grove · Pleasant Grove, UT

Committed To
BYU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Zac Dawe, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · BYU. Zac Dawe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
79
TFL
13.5
Sacks
4.5
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Zac Dawe quick answers

Latest team and position
BYU · DL
Career Tackles
79
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
Best season
2020 Postseason · BYU
Top game
Houston
Recruit profile
3-star · Pleasant Grove · BYU
High school pipeline
Pleasant Grove · 13 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 99 · Senior
2020 Tackles rank
43 tackles · DL 14th (top 2%) · FBS Independents 16th (top 8%) · National 416th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonBYU00-0--0-
2018 PostseasonBYU8210-1037.4
2018 Regular SeasonBYU81231--037.4
2019 PostseasonBYU9311--022.3
2019 Regular SeasonBYU9191.50.5--022.3
2020 PostseasonBYU12410--058.3
2020 Regular SeasonBYU12396222058.3

Related Context

Zac Dawe played DL for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zac Dawe recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with BYU.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason

BYU paired 13 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 25.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Houston

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2020 Postseason · BYU

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

25.8

Usage

6.9

Consistency

50.2

Best Game by takeover score

Houston

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCF: 1. Navy: 1. Troy: 2.5. Louisiana Tech: 0. UTSA: 0. Houston: 5. Texas State: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Boise State: 0. North Alabama: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. San Diego State: 1.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 4 by 26.7. Navy: 3 by 22.5. Troy: 4 by 41.7. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 8 by 83.3. Texas State: 1 by 14.2. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. North Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Coastal Carolina: 6 by 25. San Diego State: 6 by 40

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.2 · Games = 11 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Houston

Best efficiency game

83.3 vs Houston

Result
Wed 12/23vs UCFW 49-2341100
Sun 12/13vs San Diego StateW 28-14620.5000
Sat 12/5@ Coastal CarolinaL 17-2263000
Sat 11/21vs North AlabamaW 66-1420001
Sat 11/7@ Boise StateW 51-1732000
Sun 11/1vs Western KentuckyW 41-1031000
Sun 10/25vs Texas StateW 52-1410000
Sat 10/17@ HoustonSplash gameW 43-2683311
Sat 10/10vs UTSAW 27-2020000
Sat 10/3vs Louisiana TechW 45-1411000
Sun 9/27vs TroySplash gameW 48-7431.5010
Tue 9/8@ NavyW 55-331100

Player Story

Zac Dawe story

Zac Dawe built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Pleasant Grove, UT wearing No. 99, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of Zac Dawe's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Zac Dawe'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.

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    BYU

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonBYU0
2018 PostseasonBYU614.866
2018 Regular SeasonBYU614.860
2019 PostseasonBYU414.63.9-2
2019 Regular SeasonBYU414.63.90
2020 PostseasonBYU1325.86.99
2020 Regular SeasonBYU1325.86.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Houston

Week 7 · W 43-26

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

94.4 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Wisconsin

Week 3 · W 24-21

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Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Hawai'i

Week 1 · L 34-38 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

72.2 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.

#4

vs Troy

Week 4 · W 48-7

2.5

Havoc Plays

63.9 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.

#5

vs Western Michigan

Week 1 · W 49-18 · Postseason

2

Havoc Plays

63.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Postseason · BYU

13 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 6.9 usage

58.3

#2

2020 Regular Season · BYU

58.3

13 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 6.9 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · BYU

37.4

6 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games