Zach Harrison

Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2022: 3.5 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

DE · Ohio State · Sr. · #9

6′6″ · 272 lb · Lewis Center, OH

CFB Index 76 · #59 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamAtlanta — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 12, #75 overall

Recruiting

5★

SDE recruit

No. 12 nationally · Signed with Ohio State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at Ohio State. 2022: 3.5 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

Signed as a 5-star recruit to Ohio State in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Atlanta in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Ohio State, 12 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #75 overall by Atlanta.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

201910 games

Signed with Ohio State5-star out of Olentangy Orange

20206 games

All-Big Tensecond

202111 games

All-Big Tensecond

202212 games

All-Big Tenfirst

2023

Drafted by Atlantaround 3, pick 75

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★★

#12 national

CFB

College

Ohio State

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #75

Atlanta · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

Ryan Day

Ohio State

Played his entire career under Ryan Day.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

AtlantaEntering 4th NFL season

#75Rd 3 · Pick 12

AtlantaEntering 4th NFL season

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2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Ryan Day — 42-6 over that span.

2019Ohio State13-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2020Ohio State7-1HC: Ryan Day · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Ohio State11-2HC: Ryan Day · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

76All-Conference level #59 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (96th percentile). Strength: sacks (89th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#79 / 2755 · 96th pct

Sacks#278 / 2755 · 89th pct

3.5

Tackles for loss#301 / 2755 · 88th pct

7.0

Passes defended#354 / 2755 · 85th pct

Solo tackles#1183 / 2755 · 56th pct

Tackles#1258 / 2755 · 54th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th 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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.4	0.4	0.1	0.6
Road5g	2.8	0.8	0.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	1.1	0.5	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Ryan Day

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

76 · #59 of 387 edge rushers

Former five-star. Now #59 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Ohio State	31	18	7.0	3.5	4	1	--
2021	Ohio State	33	22	8.0	3.0	4	--	--
2020	Ohio State	14	6	4.5	2.0	2	--	--
2019	Ohio State	24	14	5.5	3.5	--	--	--
Career		102	60	25.0	12.0	10	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2022

W 44–31

at Penn State

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

Edged out Penn State on the road in a shootout.

With C. Stroud — 354 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.6 · 5 rush yds (6 car) · J. Mirco — 52 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week