Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 71-3vs Nicholls | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#25
Zashon Rich
Junior cornerback on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 206 lb · Minneapolis, MN · North Community
CFB Index 76 · #56 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Kansas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2081 nationally · Signed with Kansas State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Kansas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas State in 2024.
Zashon Rich
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Zashon Rich has been at Kansas State through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 2 tackles against Nicholls — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20247 games
- Signed with Kansas State3-star out of Minneapolis North
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024–2025
Kansas State
2026era →
Collin Klein
Kansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Klieman → Collin Klein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kansas State9-4HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning
2025Kansas State6-6HC: Chris Klieman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kansas State2-0HC: Collin Klein · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceReinvented
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 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
Collin Klein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
76 · #56 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #56 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #4 of 29 Big 12 CBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas State | 57 | 46 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas State | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 72 | 57 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 13 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 71–3
vs Nicholls
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 68-point win at home against Nicholls.
With A. Johnson — 199 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · B. White — 7 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Kansas State
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (27 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas State · Last season: 6-6 (AP #17) · Talent rank #47 · 2026 recruiting class #50
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Vernon Glover’s 2025 season.
78%match
Matches Vernon on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Vernon on
Tackle volume (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Hampton's sophomore season at Clemson (2025).
Matches Ashton on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Zashon Rich
Background
CAREER HONORS • 2025 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches) 2025: Started all 12 games, recording 57 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, a sack, an interception and 11 pass breakups as he earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades… Played on a team-high 837 defensive snaps… His 12 total passes defe...
The secondary · Kansas State
- #25Zashon Rich57 tackles · 2025
- Koy Beasley40 tackles · 2025
- #18Wesley Fair36 tackles · 2025
- #9Donovan McIntosh33 tackles · 2025
- #3Ja'Son Prevard24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Kansas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology