Zach Edwards: S · Cincinnati · #4.
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Zach Edwards
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Three seasons in the Cincinnati secondary to date. One game to point at: 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against East Carolina — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
93 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cincinnati | 93 | 55 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 |
| 2014 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 93 | 55 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 5 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-7vs UT Martin | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-20@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-45vs South Florida | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 9-20@ UConn | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-19vs East Carolina | 13 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 13-34@ Temple | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-20vs BYU | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-24@ UCF | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34vs Memphis | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 37-40@ Tulsa | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 55 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
93tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL93 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Tommy Tuberville — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 8.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 10.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tommy Tuberville
Pass share
53.8%
453 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
70.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
488 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
93 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Cincinnati, 93 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Tommy Tuberville.
