Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#20
Zach Morris
Senior cornerback for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Flower Mound, TX · Flower Mound Marcus HS
CFB Index 55 · #147 of 339 cornersLow confidenceReturning to UTSA for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 5 tackles · 0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 4 tackles, at Texas State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to New Mexico in 2022.
- Transferred from New Mexico to UTSA in 2024.
Zach Morris
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Danny Gonzales and Jeff Traylor. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1 INT against Texas State — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20226 games
- Signed with New Mexico2-star out of Flower Mound Marcus
20243 games
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026UTSA2-0HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #147 of 339 corners
Two-star recruit. Now #147 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UTSA | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | UTSA | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico | 33 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 61 | 42 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTSA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · UTSA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #79
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Josh Moten’s 2023 season.
94%match
Matches Josh on
Class year
Height
Interceptions
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tariq Castro-Fields's sophomore season at Penn State (2021).
97%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Tariq on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zach Morris
The secondary · UTSA
- #15Tyan Milton51 tackles · 2025
- #12Marcellus Wilkerson27 tackles · 2025
- #14Jer'Marius Lewis25 tackles · 2025
- #27Jakevian Rodgers23 tackles · 2025
- #20Zach Morris7 tackles · 2025
21 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology