Player Dossier

2023-2025

Mississippi 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.

Usage Score

16.8

Efficiency

23.5

Consistency

33.3

Season Value

23.6

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.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Mississippi State paired 0 primary output with 6.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 23.5 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: Ole Miss

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. 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 · Mississippi State

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

23.5

Usage

16.8

Consistency

33.3

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. Unknown: 0. Florida: 0. Texas: 2. Georgia: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Arkansas: 0. Massachusetts: 1. Tennessee: 0. Missouri: 2. Ole Miss: 4

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 6 by 25. Florida: 3 by 12.5. Texas: 2 by 28.3. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 2 by 8.3. Massachusetts: 5 by 30.8. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 3 by 32.5. Ole Miss: 5 by 60.8

Split Comparison

Losses1.1 · n=8
First Half0.6 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.4 · n=5 · +0.8 vs First Half
All Games1 · n=10

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ole Miss

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Ole Miss

Result
Fri 11/29@ Ole Miss2+ sacks · Splash gameL 14-2653220
Sat 11/23vs MissouriL 20-3933110
Sun 11/10@ TennesseeL 14-3311000
Sat 11/2vs MassachusettsW 45-2051001
Sat 10/26vs ArkansasL 25-5821000
Sat 10/19vs Texas A&ML 24-341
Sat 10/12@ GeorgiaL 31-4132000
Sat 9/28@ TexasL 13-35210.500.501
Sat 9/21vs FloridaL 28-4532000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown63000

Career Arc

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

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    Mississippi State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State06.91
2024 Regular SeasonMississippi State1023.516.810
2025 Regular SeasonMississippi State621.36.4-4

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.

Quick Answers

Zakari Tillman quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
82