Usage Score
6.4
Player Dossier
2023-2025Mississippi State
Zakari Tillman
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Florence, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zakari Tillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.
Efficiency
21.3
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
12.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
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.
Zakari Tillman, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Zakari Tillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.3 disruption score.
Zakari Tillman played LB for Mississippi State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Zakari Tillman recorded 82 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with 6.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
21.3
Usage
6.4
Consistency
11.1
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. Southern Miss: 0. Arizona State: 0.5. Unknown: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Tennessee: 4. Texas A&M: 0.5. Florida: 0. Texas: 0. Arkansas: 0. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 1. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 3 by 12.5. Arizona State: 7 by 34.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Tennessee: 6 by 65. Texas A&M: 4 by 21.7. Florida: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 7 by 29.2. Georgia: 2 by 8.3. Missouri: 3 by 22.5. Ole Miss: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
65 vs Tennessee
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/28 | vs Ole Miss | L 19-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Missouri | L 27-49 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Georgia | L 21-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Arkansas | W 38-35 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Texas | L 38-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Florida | L 21-23 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Texas A&M | L 9-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs TennesseeSplash game | L 34-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Northern Illinois | W 38-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Arizona State | W 24-20 | 7 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | @ Southern Miss | W 34-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 6.9 | 1 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 23.5 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 21.3 | 6.4 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tennessee
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.4 takeover score.
#2
Ole Miss
4
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.
#3
Texas A&M
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.
#4
Missouri
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.3 takeover score.
#5
Texas
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 28.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
0 primary output · 6.9 efficiency · 1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Mississippi State
23.6
10 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Mississippi State
12.8
6 primary · 21.3 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.8539
Florence · Florence, MS
- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
82
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.