2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Zakaih Saez
Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Air Force — Week 9, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UConn | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 13 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 24 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 57 | 30 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-38vs Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 41-42vs Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 34-20@ Temple | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-16vs Massachusetts | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-35@ Air Force | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -16 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
10%2 hurries20 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
44.1%
226 pass / 286 run
Plays / game
64.0
8 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #473 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Jonathan Smith, Trent Bray, Robb Akey and Jason Candle.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
