Zahir Mathis

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

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Zahir Mathis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland

Snapshot

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

Player Story

Zahir Mathis built his college career in 2025 as a defensive lineman from Philadelphia, PA wearing No. 9, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Zahir Mathis' career was his defensive production: 35...

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Class 2025 · Rating 0.9441

Imhotep Institute · Philadelphia, PA

Committed To: Maryland
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2025

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Latest team and position: Maryland · DL
Career Tackles: 35
Tracked sample: 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 9 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland
Top game: Nebraska
Recruit profile: 4-star · Imhotep Institute · Maryland
High school pipeline: Imhotep Institute · 28 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 9 · Freshman
2025 Tackles rank: 35 tackles · DL 97th (top 9%) · Big Ten 137th (top 18%) · National 1,140th (top 19%)

Zahir Mathis played DL for Maryland. Across 1 tracked season, Zahir Mathis recorded 35 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Maryland.

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20252025 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediahonorable mention

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