Zach Zimos: LB · Louisiana Tech · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zach Zimos
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Transferred to Louisiana Tech from Arkansas. The first one came in 2024: All-Conference USA. On tape: 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Tulsa, Week 4, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
84 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisiana Tech | 84 | 29 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 60 | 26 | 3.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 144 | 55 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 25-17vs Nicholls | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-30@ NC State | 9 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 20-23vs Tulsa | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-17vs Florida International | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 48-21vs Middle Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 30-33@ New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-10vs UTEP | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-9@ Sam Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 37-44vs Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 12-7@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-35@ Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 33-0vs Kennesaw State | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-27vs No. 19 Army | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 84 | 29 | 5.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
84tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups84 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 8-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Pass share
47.0%
414 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
67.8
13 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana Tech, 144 tackles — the college career is complete.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Chad Morris, Sam Pittman and Sonny Cumbie.
