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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Auburn
Zion Puckett
S • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Griffin, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zion Puckett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Auburn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Player Story
Zion Puckett built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Griffin, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Zion Puckett's career was his defensive production: 149...
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- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Zion Puckett, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Auburn. Zion Puckett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 149
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Zion Puckett quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · S
- Career Tackles
- 149
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Auburn
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Spalding · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Spalding · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · S 180th (top 34%) · SEC 116th (top 19%) · National 1,034th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 10 | 48 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 11 | 45 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 30.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 13 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 |
Related Context
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Zion Puckett played S for Auburn. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zion Puckett recorded 149 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Auburn paired 7 primary output with 17.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Auburn
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
17.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 0. Massachusetts: 0. California: 0. Samford: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Georgia: 1. LSU: 0. Ole Miss: 2. Mississippi State: 1. Vanderbilt: 0. Arkansas: 0. New Mexico State: 1. Alabama: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 3 by 12.5. California: 2 by 8.3. Samford: 0 by 10. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Georgia: 5 by 30.8. LSU: 5 by 20.8. Ole Miss: 5 by 40.8. Mississippi State: 1 by 14.2. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 22.5. Alabama: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ole Miss
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | @ Maryland | L 13-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Alabama | L 24-27 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs New Mexico State | L 10-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Arkansas | W 48-10 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Vanderbilt | W 31-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 27-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Ole MissSplash game | L 21-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ LSU | L 18-48 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Georgia | L 20-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Samford | W 45-13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ California | W 14-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Massachusetts | W 59-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zion Puckett story
Zion Puckett built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Griffin, GA wearing No. 10, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Zion Puckett's career was his defensive production: 149 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 42 career games in the available record. That gives Zion Puckett's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Auburn
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Auburn | 2 | 18.4 | 3.5 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Auburn | 3 | 15.4 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Auburn | 0.5 | 20.5 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Auburn | 4 | 20.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Auburn | 7 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Auburn | 7 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Ole Miss
Week 7 · L 34-48 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Ole Miss
Week 8 · L 21-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Samford
Week 13 · W 52-0
2
Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Mississippi State
Week 15 · W 24-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Alabama
Week 13 · L 24-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Auburn
7 primary output · 17.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
42.2
#2
2023 Regular Season · Auburn
42.2
7 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Auburn
31.5
2 primary · 18.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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