Zech McPhearson: DB · Texas Tech · #8.
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Zech McPhearson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first career honor came in 2020: All-Big 12. On tape: 10 tackles against Iowa State, Week 6, 2020.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 6 passes defended. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 53 | 47 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | -- |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 51 | 42 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5 | -- | 1 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Penn State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 119 | 99 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-33vs Houston Christian | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 56-63vs No. 8 Texas | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-31@ Kansas State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 15-31@ No. 24 Iowa State | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27vs West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-62vs No. 24 Oklahoma | 9 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-34@ TCU | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-23vs Baylor | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-50@ No. 21 Oklahoma State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-13vs Kansas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 47 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL53 tackles · 1 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
54.3%
395 pass / 332 run
Plays / game
72.7
10 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Penn State and Texas Tech, 119 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #123 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: James Franklin and Matt Wells.
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 6th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 6th NFL season
