Zechariah Rodriguez-Brown is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico State.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Second year in the New Mexico State secondary. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Western Kentucky — Week 10, 2025.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
17 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 2.5 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 17 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-14vs Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-10vs Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-35@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 21 Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ UTEP | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
35%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
17tackles this season17 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #9 of 19 Conference USA CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
