Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ App State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#8
Zach Neilsen
Former defensive end at Tulsa. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Brisbane, QLD
CFB Index 8 · #409 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceTulsa 2024 — college career complete
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 story
Former defensive end at Tulsa. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearZach Neilsen
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. He has spent two seasons in the Tulsa defensive front. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against App State, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Tulsa, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Tulsa
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kevin Wilson — 7-17 over that span.
2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kyron Johnson’s 2021 season.
72%match
All-Big 12NFL Rd 6
Matches Kyron on
Weight
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Kyron on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Aiden Hall's sophomore season at Wake Forest (2024).
Matches Aiden on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zach Neilsen
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology