Zach Durfee: EDGE · Washington · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zach Durfee
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Came to Washington by way of Sioux Falls. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oregon, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 37 | 16 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington | 16 | 8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Career | 53 | 24 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 70-10vs UC Davis | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-24@ Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-24vs No. 1 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-24@ Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-25vs No. 23 Illinois | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-13@ Wisconsin | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 49-13vs Purdue | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14@ UCLA | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-26vs No. 5 Oregon | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-10vs Boise State | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |
Bowl · 2025
W 38-10
vs Boise State · neutral site
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at a neutral site against Boise State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%4 sacksTFL rate
14%5 TFLHurry rate
14%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
44%4 of 9 pressures37 tackles · 5 for loss · 4 sacks.
2 seasons under Jedd Fisch — 15-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jedd Fisch
Pass share
44.9%
370 pass / 454 run
Plays / game
63.4
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
365 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
37 tackles in 10 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Washington, 6 sacks — drafted at #233 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Jacksonville Jaguars2026 NFL rookie season
Jacksonville Jaguars2026 NFL rookie season
