Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Virginia
Zach Bradshaw
ILB • 6'3" • Damascus, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Zach Bradshaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
51
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Zach Bradshaw built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as an inside linebacker from Damascus, MD wearing No. 51, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Zach Bradshaw's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Zach Bradshaw, ILB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Virginia. Zach Bradshaw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 62
- TFL
- 5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Zach Bradshaw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · ILB
- Career Tackles
- 62
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Damascus · Virginia
- High school pipeline
- Damascus · 12 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 51 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · ILB 18th (top 28%) · ACC 53rd (top 9%) · National 464th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia | 11 | 62 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 63.2 |
Related Context
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Zach Bradshaw played ILB for Virginia. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zach Bradshaw recorded 62 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Virginia paired 12.5 primary output with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.9 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: Central Michigan
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
34.9
Usage
8.4
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Richmond: 2. Oregon: 0. UConn: 2.5. Central Michigan: 4. Duke: 1. Pittsburgh: 2. North Carolina: 0. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia Tech: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Richmond: 9 by 57.5. Oregon: 6 by 25. UConn: 7 by 54.2. Central Michigan: 9 by 77.5. Duke: 12 by 60. Pittsburgh: 6 by 45. North Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 2 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Virginia Tech | L 10-52 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Georgia Tech | L 17-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Miami | L 14-34 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs North Carolina | L 14-35 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs PittsburghSplash game | L 31-45 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Duke10+ tackles | W 34-20 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 49-35 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UConnSplash game | L 10-13 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Oregon | L 26-44 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs RichmondSplash game | L 20-37 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Zach Bradshaw story
Zach Bradshaw built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as an inside linebacker from Damascus, MD wearing No. 51, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Zach Bradshaw's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Virginia. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Zach Bradshaw's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia.
The arc is straightforward: Zach Bradshaw moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Virginia
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Virginia | 12.5 | 34.9 | 8.4 | 12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Central Michigan
Week 4 · W 49-35
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
@ UConn
Week 3 · L 10-13
2.5
Havoc Plays
72.2 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 72.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Richmond
Week 1 · L 20-37
2
Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Pittsburgh
Week 7 · L 31-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
@ Duke
Week 5 · W 34-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
45.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Virginia
12.5 primary output · 34.9 efficiency · 8.4 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Virginia
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Virginia
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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