Player Dossier

2025-2025

Maryland

Zahir Mathis

DL • 6'6" • 222 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Zahir Mathis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.5

Efficiency

33.4

Consistency

72.4

Season Value

40.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
1
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

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.

Zahir Mathis, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland. Zahir Mathis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Maryland paired 15.5 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 33.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

33.4

Usage

14.5

Consistency

72.4

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 1. Northern Illinois: 2.5. Unknown: 2. Wisconsin: 1. Washington: 2. Nebraska: 3. Rutgers: 0. Illinois: 2. Michigan: 2

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. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 14.2. Northern Illinois: 4 by 41.7. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Wisconsin: 7 by 39.2. Washington: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 4 by 46.7. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 5 by 40.8

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · n=5 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.7 · n=5 · -0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=4 · +0.1 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Nebraska

Result
Sat 11/22vs MichiganL 20-45541.500.500
Sat 11/15@ IllinoisL 6-2421110
Sat 11/8@ RutgersL 20-3550000
Sat 10/11vs NebraskaL 31-3444111
Sat 10/4vs WashingtonL 20-2443110
Sat 9/20@ WisconsinW 27-1076100
Sat 9/13vs Unknown32110
Fri 9/5vs Northern IllinoisW 20-9421.5010
Sat 8/30vs Florida AtlanticW 39-7100.500.500

Career Arc

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

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    Maryland

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 Regular SeasonMaryland15.533.414.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Nebraska

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#2

Northern Illinois

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 45.7 takeover score.

#3

Michigan

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.7 takeover score.

#4

Washington

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.2 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 38.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Maryland

15.5 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 14.5 usage

40.8

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.9441

Imhotep Institute · Philadelphia, PA

Committed To
Maryland
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

1

Career teams

1

Seasons tracked

35

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 9 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Zahir Mathis quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
1
Career tackles
35