UConn · L 16-35
3 tackles, 0.5 for loss
The other 7 games average 5 tackles. This one was 2 below.
Zeraun Daniel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Came to Massachusetts by way of Georgetown. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Buffalo — Week 7, 2026.
39 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Massachusetts | 39 | 20 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 75 | 34 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 114 | 54 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 pass breakup, 3 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
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 37-21@ Rutgers | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 37-10vs Sacred Heart | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-14vs Stonehill | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-6@ Sacramento State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-38vs Eastern Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-20vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 18-25@ Buffalo | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-35@ UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 39 | 20 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 23 · L 16-35 at UConn, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Massachusetts’s defense played that day
UConn’s 11 drives: 7 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.
7 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 4 of his 5, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
7 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. Fourth quarter, up 30-7.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL39 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 4 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Joe Harasymiak — 4-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Harasymiak
Pass share
44.3%
208 pass / 261 run
Plays / game
58.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
236 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
39 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #143 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #7 of 23 Mid-American Ss
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%).
2026 is in progress.
