Player Dossier

2019-2024

Kent State

Zaid Hamdan

DL • 6'0" • 270 lbs • Mason, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Zaid Hamdan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.6

Efficiency

18.2

Consistency

6.1

Season Value

10.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ohio State • Tulsa • Kent State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

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.

Zaid Hamdan, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Ohio State. Zaid Hamdan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Ohio State paired 0 primary output with 8.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Ohio State, Tulsa, Kent State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Buffalo

Loss with 2.5 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

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2024 Regular Season · Kent State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

18.2

Usage

5.6

Consistency

6.1

Best Game by takeover score

Buffalo

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Tennessee: 0. Penn State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 2.5. Ball State: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 2.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 5 by 20.8. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 45.8. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 8 by 58.3

Split Comparison

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

Losses0.5 · Games = 10
First Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs First Half
All Games0.5 · Games = 11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Buffalo

Best efficiency game

58.3 vs Buffalo

Result
Wed 11/27@ BuffaloSplash gameL 7-43852.5000
Wed 11/20vs AkronL 17-3810000
Thu 11/14@ Miami (OH)L 7-3433000
Thu 11/7vs OhioL 0-4130000
Sat 10/26@ Western MichiganL 21-5211000
Sat 10/19@ Bowling GreenL 6-2721000
Sat 10/12vs Ball StateL 35-3731000
Sat 9/28vs Eastern MichiganL 33-52521.5010
Sat 9/21@ Penn StateL 0-5641000
Sat 9/14@ TennesseeL 0-7150000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown10000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Ohio State

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulsa

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Kent State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2019202020232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonOhio State08.41.7
2020 Regular SeasonOhio State00
2023 Regular SeasonTulsa210.34.12
2024 Regular SeasonKent State518.25.63

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Buffalo

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Primary metric

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.

#3

Washington

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.3 takeover score.

#4

East Carolina

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22.7 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0.5

Primary metric

Game with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 22 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary output · 8.4 efficiency · 1.7 usage

36.7

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kent State

10.9

5 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Tulsa

8.1

2 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 4.1 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2018 · Rating 0.7097

William Mason · Mason, OH

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2018

Career Facts

3

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

55

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Zaid Hamdan quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
55