Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Virginia
Zane Zandier
LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zane Zandier shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
76
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Zane Zandier built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Pittsburgh, PA, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Zane Zandier's career was his defensive production: 252 tackles, 25...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Zane Zandier, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia. Zane Zandier shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 252
- TFL
- 25
- Sacks
- 9.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 7
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Zane Zandier quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 252
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Virginia
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Thomas Jefferson · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Thomas Jefferson · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 60 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 74.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 14 | 95 | 11.5 | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | 74.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 10 | 79 | 7.5 | 2.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 53.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Zane Zandier played LB for Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zane Zandier recorded 252 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Virginia paired 23.5 primary output with 48.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2020 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
10.1
Consistency
39.4
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 3. Clemson: 0. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 3. North Carolina: 0. Louisville: 2. Abilene Christian: 1.5. Boston College: 0. Virginia Tech: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 15 by 80. Clemson: 7 by 29.2. NC State: 7 by 39.2. Wake Forest: 8 by 33.3. Miami: 10 by 71.7. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Louisville: 8 by 53.3. Abilene Christian: 7 by 44.2. Boston College: 7 by 29.2. Virginia Tech: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Duke
Best efficiency game
80 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | @ Virginia Tech | L 15-33 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Boston College | W 43-32 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Abilene Christian | W 55-15 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 31-17 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/1 | vs North Carolina | W 44-41 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | @ Miami10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-19 | 10 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Wake Forest | L 23-40 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs NC State | L 21-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/4 | @ Clemson | L 23-41 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-20 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Zane Zandier story
Zane Zandier built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Pittsburgh, PA, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Zane Zandier's career was his defensive production: 252 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Zane Zandier's production has multiple signals. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Zane Zandier moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Virginia
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 6.3 | 1 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia | 9 | 29 | 8.2 | 9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 9 | 29 | 8.2 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 23.5 | 48.6 | 11.3 | 14.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 23.5 | 48.6 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 42.7 | 10.1 | -12.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | -11 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 4 · W 38-20 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 3 · W 45-31
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami
Week 8 · L 14-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Louisville
Week 9 · L 21-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida State
Week 3 · W 31-24 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Virginia
23.5 primary output · 48.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Virginia
74.9
23.5 primary · 48.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
53.2
11 primary · 42.7 efficiency · 10.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
10
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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