Zach Farris is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Massachusetts.
Farris wins the gap play after play. On tape: 7 tackles against Missouri, Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 22 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 22 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-42vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-47@ Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 6-42@ No. 20 Missouri | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-21vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 6-42@ Kent State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-38@ Central Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-45vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries22 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
54.2%
415 pass / 351 run
Plays / game
63.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
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-MAC
Based on 2025: #42 of 43 Mid-American DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
