2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Zhaiylen Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda and Chuck Martin. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Akron — Week 7, 2026.
19 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 | Miami (OH) | 19 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | North Texas | 14 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 35 | 17 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
Last game (Wk 10): 2 hurries.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs UConn | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-24vs Bowling Green | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-19@ Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-14vs Akron | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-27@ Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34vs Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Nov. 3 · L 31-34 vs Buffalo, play by play
0 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 9 games with play by play.
How Miami (OH)’s defense played that day
Buffalo’s 11 drives: 5 stopped (2 takeaways) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 7. His hurry came with the game tied.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, up 14-10.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 2 of his 3, sacks included.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
16%3 sacksHurry rate
21%4 hurries19 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
43.0%
229 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
59.1
9 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
279 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #57 at the position.
The No. 1,719 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Eric Morris and Chuck Martin.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
