Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Kansas
Zion DeBose
DE • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Salisbury, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zion DeBose shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Zion DeBose built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive end from Salisbury, NC wearing No. 35, spending time with Kansas and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Zion DeBose's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Zion DeBose, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Kansas. Zion DeBose shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 27
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Zion DeBose quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · DE
- Career Tackles
- 27
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · North Rowan · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Glenville · 74 FBS recruits · 9 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 7 tackles · DE 200th (top 74%) · Big 12 240th (top 53%) · National 3,130th (top 54%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 25.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.6 |
Related Context
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Zion DeBose played DE for Virginia Tech and Kansas. Across 6 tracked seasons, Zion DeBose recorded 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Kansas paired 4 primary output with 17.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.2 efficiency.
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Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Kansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.2
Usage
2.1
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee Tech: 0. Iowa State: 1. Oklahoma: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Texas Tech: 0. Texas: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee Tech: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 1 by 14.2. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 2 by 18.3. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Oklahoma State
Player Story
Zion DeBose story
Zion DeBose built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a defensive end from Salisbury, NC wearing No. 35, spending time with Kansas and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Zion DeBose's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 10 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zion DeBose's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Virginia Tech
2017-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Kansas
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0.5 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | -0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 15 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 17.3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 8.2 | 2.1 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs West Virginia
Week 13 · L 28-34 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#2
vs NC State
Week 4 · W 45-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Oklahoma State
Week 10 · W 37-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Iowa State
Week 5 · W 14-11 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Texas
Week 11 · W 57-56 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Kansas
4 primary output · 17.3 efficiency · 7 usage
60.9
#2
2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
25.7
2 primary · 15 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Kansas
21.6
2 primary · 8.2 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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