Zaid Hamdan: DL · Kent State · #57.
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Zaid Hamdan
Wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Ryan Day, Kevin Wilson and Kenni Burns. On tape: 8 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Buffalo, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | Kent State | 36 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | Tulsa | 15 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 55 | 22 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Saint Francis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-71@ No. 7 Tennessee | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-56@ No. 10 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 33-52vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 35-37vs Ball State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-27@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 0-41vs Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-34@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-38vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-43@ Buffalo | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%4 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackHurry rate
3%1 hurry36 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
43.7%
294 pass / 379 run
Plays / game
56.1
12 games
Team sack rate
12.0%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
36 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Ohio State, Tulsa and Kent State, 1 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Ryan Day, Kevin Wilson and Kenni Burns.
