Usage / Role
69%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Cincinnati
Zach Edwards
S • 6'1" • Middletown, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Edwards shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Zach Edwards built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Middletown, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Zach Edwards' career was his defensive production: 93...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Zach Edwards, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Zach Edwards shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Zach Edwards quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · S
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Middletown · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Middletown · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 93 tackles · S 12th (top 4%) · American Athletic 8th (top 2%) · National 122nd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2014 Postseason | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 93 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 74.3 |
Related Context
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Zach Edwards played S for Cincinnati. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zach Edwards recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 11.5 primary output with 49.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 49.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
49.8
Usage
11
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UT Martin: 1. Purdue: 0. South Florida: 0. UConn: 2. East Carolina: 1. Temple: 1. BYU: 1.5. UCF: 1.5. Memphis: 3.5. Tulsa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UT Martin: 12 by 60. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. South Florida: 8 by 33.3. UConn: 9 by 57.5. East Carolina: 13 by 60. Temple: 9 by 47.5. BYU: 8 by 48.3. UCF: 12 by 65. Memphis: 11 by 80.8. Tulsa: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
80.8 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Tulsa | L 37-40 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Memphis10+ tackles · Splash game | L 7-34 | 11 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ UCF10+ tackles | L 3-24 | 12 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs BYU | L 3-20 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Temple | L 13-34 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs East Carolina10+ tackles | W 31-19 | 13 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UConnSplash game | L 9-20 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs South Florida | L 20-45 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Purdue | W 38-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs UT Martin10+ tackles | W 28-7 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Zach Edwards story
Zach Edwards built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Middletown, OH wearing No. 4, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Zach Edwards' career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 8 interceptions across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 8 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zach Edwards' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Cincinnati | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 2 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 15 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11.5 | 49.8 | 11 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 12 · L 7-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
93.6 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 93.6 takeover score.
#2
@ UConn
Week 6 · L 9-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.
#3
@ UCF
Week 11 · L 3-24 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.
#4
vs BYU
Week 10 · L 3-20
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 8 · W 31-19 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
62.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
11.5 primary output · 49.8 efficiency · 11 usage
74.3
#2
2013 Regular Season · Cincinnati
45.8
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Cincinnati
45.8
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
2
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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