Zach Durfee

Former edge rusher at Washington. 2025: 4 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

EDGE · Washington · Sr. · #5

6′5″ · 256 lb · Dawson, MN

CFB Index 50 · #211 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceDrafted by Jacksonville — Rd 7, Pick 17, #233 overall

How he plays

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

Sacks: 93rd percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

sacks · 2025

5 TFL · 37 tackles · 5 hurries

Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles, vs Boise State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former edge rusher at Washington. 2025: 4 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 37 tackles.

Transferred from Sioux Falls to Washington in 2023.
Drafted round 7 by the Jacksonville in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Washington, 6 sacks — drafted at #233 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

2023

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 7, pick 233

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Washington

2024–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #233

Jacksonville · 2026

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

#233Rd 7 · Pick 17

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Jedd Fisch — 15-11 over that span.

2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

50Rotational starter #211 of 420?

Medium confidenceBreakout6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Strength: qb hurries (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#169 / 2975 · 93rd pct

4.0

QB hurries#188 / 2975 · 92nd pct

Tackles for loss#553 / 2975 · 80th pct

5.0

Tackles#1007 / 2975 · 65th pct

Solo tackles#1348 / 2975 · 53rd pct

Passes defended#1191 / 2975 · 48th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.7	0.7	0.5	0.2
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

2026 season

Head Coach

Jedd Fisch

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

50 · #211 of 420 edge rushers

Career stats

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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 42–25

vs Illinois

3 TOT · 1 SOLO

With D. Williams Jr. — 280 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.5 · 66 rush yds (10 car) · D. Boston — 12 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week