Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-35vs North Dakota | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 47-51@ Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#48
Zach Wittenberg
Senior linebacker for Kansas State. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 221 lb · El Dorado, KS
Returning to Kansas State for 2026
The numbers
3
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs North Dakota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kansas State. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearZach Wittenberg
He has spent three seasons in the Kansas State linebacker corps. The receipt: 2 tackles against North Dakota — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023–2025
Kansas State
Played his entire career under Chris Klieman.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chris Klieman — 24-14 over that span.
2023Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 1.5 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
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Kansas State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–35
vs North Dakota
1 SOLO · 2 TOT
Edged out North Dakota at home in a shootout.
With A. Johnson — 318 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.1 · 43 rush yds (7 car) · S. McClannan — 41 AVG · 43 LONG · 4 NO
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (27 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology