Player Dossier

2017-2021

Virginia

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.

Usage Score

10.3

Efficiency

42.7

Consistency

39.4

Season Value

25.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Virginia

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Virginia
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Zane Zandier, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Virginia. Zane Zandier shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Virginia paired 0 primary output with 6.3 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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Virginia

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

42.7

Usage

10.3

Consistency

39.4

Best Game by takeover score

Virginia Tech

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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. Unknown: 1.5. Boston College: 0. Virginia Tech: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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. Unknown: 7 by 44.2. Boston College: 7 by 29.2. Virginia Tech: 5 by 25.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.3 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · n=5 · +0.6 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.6 vs First Half

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 TechL 15-33520.5000
Sat 12/5vs Boston CollegeW 43-3273000
Sat 11/21vs Unknown7410.500
Sat 11/14vs LouisvilleW 31-1784110
Sun 11/1vs North CarolinaW 44-4152000
Sun 10/25@ Miami10+ tackles · Splash gameL 14-19106210
Sat 10/17@ Wake ForestL 23-4083000
Sat 10/10vs NC StateL 21-3873100
Sun 10/4@ ClemsonL 23-4174000
Sat 9/26vs Duke10+ tackles · Splash gameW 38-20152201

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Virginia

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonVirginia06.31
2018 PostseasonVirginia828.28.38
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia828.28.30
2019 PostseasonVirginia23.548.61215.5
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia23.548.6120
2020 Regular SeasonVirginia1142.710.3-12.5
2021 Regular SeasonVirginia0-11

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ohio

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#2

Duke

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.1 takeover score.

#3

Louisville

4

Primary metric

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

#4

Miami

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.4 takeover score.

#5

Florida State

3.5

Primary metric

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Virginia

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1 usage

35.8

#2

2019 Postseason · Virginia

35.4

23.5 primary · 48.6 efficiency · 12 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Virginia

35.4

23.5 primary · 48.6 efficiency · 12 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

5

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8647

Thomas Jefferson · Clairton, PA

Committed To
Virginia
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

252

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 38 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
252