Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2024Western Kentucky
Zach Edwards
DE • 6'2" • 258 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Edwards shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 4
- Unique Seasons
- 7
- Program Path
- Oklahoma • Louisville • Troy • Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Player Story
Zach Edwards built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a defensive end from Starkville, MS wearing No. 15, spending time with Louisville, Oklahoma, Troy, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Zach...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Zach Edwards, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Zach Edwards shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 13.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 36
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Zach Edwards quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DE
- Career Tackles
- 36
- Tracked sample
- 7 unique seasons · 8 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Sam Houston
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Deerfield Beach · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Deerfield Beach · 43 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 11 tackles · DE 157th (top 58%) · Conference USA 212th (top 47%) · National 2,817th (top 47%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 10 | 18 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 8 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 |
Related Context
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Zach Edwards played DE for Oklahoma, Louisville, Troy, and Western Kentucky. Across 7 tracked seasons, Zach Edwards recorded 36 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Troy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 6.5 primary output with 13.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 4 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma, Louisville, Troy, Western Kentucky.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Sam Houston
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
13.9
Usage
4.2
Consistency
22.8
Best Game by takeover score
Sam Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 0. Eastern Kentucky: 0. Toledo: 0.5. Boston College: 0. UTEP: 0. Sam Houston: 3. Kennesaw State: 1. New Mexico State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Kentucky: 1 by 4.2. Toledo: 2 by 13.3. Boston College: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Sam Houston: 1 by 34.2. Kennesaw State: 1 by 14.2. New Mexico State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 6 · +1.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Sam Houston
Best efficiency game
34.2 vs Sam Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/9 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | W 41-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Wed 10/30 | vs Kennesaw State | W 31-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/16 | @ Sam HoustonSplash game | W 31-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs UTEP | W 44-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Boston College | L 20-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Toledo | W 26-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 31-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Alabama | L 0-63 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zach Edwards story
Zach Edwards built his college career from 2018 through 2024 as a defensive end from Starkville, MS wearing No. 15, spending time with Louisville, Oklahoma, Troy, and Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Zach Edwards' career was his defensive production: 36 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Zach Edwards' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oklahoma
2018
Opening stop
- 2
Louisville
2019-2022
Peak year stop
- 3
Troy
2023
Peak year stop
- 4
Western Kentucky
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Oklahoma | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisville | 0.5 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Troy | 5 | 12.9 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Troy | 5 | 12.9 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 6.5 | 13.9 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Sam Houston
Week 8 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Stephen F. Austin
Week 1 · W 48-30
2
Havoc Plays
67.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia State
Week 5 · W 28-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico State
Week 11 · W 41-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
35.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana
Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
33.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
6.5 primary output · 13.9 efficiency · 4.2 usage
42.9
#2
2022 Regular Season · Louisville
39
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Louisville
38.2
0.5 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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