Zach Edwards: DE · Western Kentucky · #15.
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Zach Edwards
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for three head coaches across six seasons and three programs. On tape: 2 tackles against New Mexico State, Week 11, 2024.
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
11 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2023 | Troy | 19 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 36 | 18 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-63@ No. 5 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 26-21vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-17vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-14@ Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-28@ New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
9%1 sackTFL rate
14%2 TFL11 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
64.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
506 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Louisville, Troy and Western Kentucky, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 23 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 4 schools: Lincoln Riley, Scott Satterfield, Jon Sumrall and Tyson Helton.
