Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 6-52@ Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Zahmir Dawud
Senior defensive back on Rutgers's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′11″ · 185 lb · North Brunswick, NJ · North Brunswick Township
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Rutgers's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Zahmir Dawud
The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Penn State, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 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
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Background
2025 Third Team All-CAA 2024 Honorable Mention All-CAA 2023 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Career: Enters 2026 having played in 33 games with 17 starts at cornerback over the past three seasons (2023-25) at Villanova ... owns 93 tackles with four for loss ... has 25 games with multiple st...
The secondary · Rutgers
- #1Kaj Sanders64 tackles · 2025
- #4Kevyn Humes16 tackles · 2025
- #20Chris Joines6 tackles · 2025
- #16Jessie Ofurie5 tackles · 2025
- #12Zahmir Dawud1 game · 2025
24 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology