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2019-2024Louisiana Tech
Zach Zimos
LB • 6'4" • 236 lbs • Richmond, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Zimos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Arkansas • Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Zach Zimos built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Richmond, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Arkansas and Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Zach Zimos' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Howard
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Zach Zimos, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech. Zach Zimos shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 144
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Zach Zimos quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Martin Luther King · Howard
- High school pipeline
- Martin Luther King · 40 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 84 tackles · LB 82nd (top 7%) · Conference USA 14th (top 4%) · National 121st (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 60 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 10 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 67.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 74 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 67.7 |
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Zach Zimos played LB for Arkansas and Louisiana Tech. Across 6 tracked seasons, Zach Zimos recorded 144 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Louisiana Tech paired 12 primary output with 35.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.8 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 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Arkansas, Louisiana Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
35.8
Usage
10
Consistency
51.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 1. Nicholls: 1. NC State: 2.5. Tulsa: 1.5. Florida International: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. New Mexico State: 0. UTEP: 0.5. Sam Houston: 0. Jacksonville State: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. Arkansas: 3.5. Kennesaw State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 10 by 51.7. Nicholls: 7 by 39.2. NC State: 9 by 62.5. Tulsa: 13 by 65. Florida International: 6 by 25. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 5 by 25.8. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Jacksonville State: 3 by 12.5. Western Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 10 by 76.7. Kennesaw State: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
76.7 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/29 | @ Army10+ tackles | L 6-27 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Kennesaw State10+ tackles | W 33-0 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-35 | 10 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Western Kentucky | W 12-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Jacksonville State | L 37-44 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | @ Sam Houston | L 3-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/23 | vs UTEP | W 14-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | @ New Mexico State | L 30-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 48-21 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Florida International | L 10-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Tulsa10+ tackles | L 20-23 | 13 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 20-30 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Nicholls | W 25-17 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zach Zimos story
Zach Zimos built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Richmond, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Arkansas and Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Zach Zimos' career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Louisiana Tech. 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 Zach Zimos' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas and Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Zach Zimos 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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Arkansas
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Louisiana Tech
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 5.5 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 5.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 35.8 | 10 | 6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 35.8 | 10 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 13 · L 14-35
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
92.2 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 4 · L 14-28
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#3
@ NC State
Week 3 · L 20-30
2.5
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · L 20-23
1.5
Havoc Plays
69.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 69.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Army
Week 1 · L 6-27 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
60.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Louisiana Tech
12 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 10 usage
67.7
#2
2024 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
67.7
12 primary · 35.8 efficiency · 10 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
37.3
5.5 primary · 29.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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