Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zhaiylen Scott
Sophomore defensive lineman on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Cedar Hill, TX · Cedar Hill
Transferred North Texas → Miami (OH) for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Holy Cross
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2024.
Zhaiylen Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Holy Cross — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of Cedar Hill
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
2025North Texas
2026Miami (OH)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026Miami (OH)1-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 1.0 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
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 14 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
1 TOT
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 24 LONG · 100 PCT · 9 PTS
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aiden Benton’s 2025 season.
75%match
Matches Aiden on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Aiden on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Burge's sophomore season at UAB (2025).
Matches Chris on
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Chris on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Zhaiylen Scott
Background
At North Texas: Recorded 14 tackles and two sacks in 2025 before missing the rest of the season with an injury. High School: Graduated from Cedar Hill High School Coached by Nick Ward Named the 11-6A Utility Player of the Year in 2023 Finished his junior season with 121 tackles with 22 TFLs and 1...
The defensive line · Miami (OH)
- #92Roosevelt Andrews III4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #22Bai Jobe4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Mikah Coleman3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #47Brach Rice2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #20Zhaiylen Scott2 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology