Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Kent State
Zayin West
DE • 6'1" • 266 lbs • Midlothian, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zayin West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.
Impact Production
83
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
48
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Zayin West built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Midlothian, VA, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Zayin West's career was his defensive production: 167 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Zayin West, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Kent State. Zayin West shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 167
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Zayin West quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 167
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Manchester · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Manchester · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · DE 57th (top 21%) · Mid-American 100th (top 19%) · National 1,161st (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 5 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 47 | 3 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 29.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 4 | 23 | 3.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 49.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 54 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 34 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 59.4 |
Related Context
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Zayin West played DE for Kent State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zayin West recorded 14 receiving yards and 167 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Kent State paired 17 primary output with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
26
Usage
8.6
Consistency
40.2
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Long Island University: 3. Georgia: 0. Ohio: 3. Miami (OH): 0.5. Toledo: 1.5. Akron: 5. Ball State: 0. Bowling Green: 1.5. Eastern Michigan: 2.5. Buffalo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 2 by 8.3. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Long Island University: 3 by 42.5. Ohio: 2 by 38.3. Miami (OH): 5 by 25.8. Toledo: 5 by 35.8. Akron: 5 by 70.8. Ball State: 1 by 4.2. Bowling Green: 3 by 27.5. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 37.5. Buffalo: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 5 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -1.9 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
Akron
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Buffalo | W 30-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Bowling Green | W 40-6 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/1 | vs Ball State | L 20-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Akron2+ sacks · Splash game | W 33-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Toledo | L 31-52 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Miami (OH) | L 24-27 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs OhioSplash game | W 31-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Georgia | L 22-39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Long Island UniversitySplash game | W 63-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oklahoma | L 3-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | @ Washington | L 20-45 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zayin West story
Zayin West built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive end from Midlothian, VA, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Zayin West's career was his defensive production: 167 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Kent State. 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 Zayin West's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 14 receiving yards and 21 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Zayin West 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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Kent State
2018-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 7 | 1.7 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 6.5 | 22.8 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 6.5 | 22.8 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Kent State | 5.5 | 37.7 | 15.9 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kent State | 6.5 | 29 | 8.8 | 1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kent State | 17 | 26 | 8.6 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 8 · W 33-27 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 12 · W 69-35 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Kennesaw State
Week 2 · W 26-23
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 4 · L 16-37
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Arizona State
Week 1 · L 7-30
2
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Kent State
17 primary output · 26 efficiency · 8.6 usage
59.4
#2
2020 Regular Season · Kent State
49.1
5.5 primary · 37.7 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Kent State
47.8
6.5 primary · 29 efficiency · 8.8 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
8
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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