Peyton Zdroik is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Air Force.
Zdroik disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons in the Air Force defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Army — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 6 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-13vs Bucknell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-49@ Utah State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 37-49vs Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 35-44vs Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34@ Navy | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 48-51@ UNLV | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs Wyoming | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-20vs Army | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 26-16@ San José State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 16-26@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-20vs New Mexico | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-21@ Colorado State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 16 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
25%9 hurries36 tackles · 6 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Troy Calhoun — 28-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
20.0%
163 pass / 650 run
Plays / game
67.8
12 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
185 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
36 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Mountain West
Based on 2025: #14 of 35 Mountain West DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Troy Calhoun.
