Parker Zellers: DL · Arizona · #93.
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Parker Zellers
Wins the gap play after play. Second year in the same defensive front at Arizona. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Arizona State — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-24vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-19vs Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-42@ Colorado | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 47-30vs UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-44@ California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 58-37vs No. 15 Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-49@ No. 17 USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-42@ Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
6%1 TFLSack rate
6%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries18 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
2 seasons under Rich Rodriguez, all run-heavy offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
32.6%
295 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
69.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
322 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rich Rodriguez.
