Zak Mahannah: DT · Nevada · #53.
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Zak Mahannah
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Nevada. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Colorado State — Week 13, 2021.
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
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17@ California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-10vs Idaho State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-38@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-17vs Hawai'i | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-20vs UNLV | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 21-23@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 39-41vs Air Force | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-10@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 11 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 13 · 2021
W 52-10
0.5 sacks · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 42-point win on the road against Colorado State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
3%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries16 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Jay Norvell — 22-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Vai Taua
Pass share
63.7%
571 pass / 326 run
Plays / game
74.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
624 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 36 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jay Norvell.
