Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-56@ UCF | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 10-50@ South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Zion Keith
Senior safety for Wake Forest. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 37 tackles.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Florence, SC
CFB Index 49 · #261 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceWake Forest 2021 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1605 nationally · Signed with Wake Forest
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety for Wake Forest. 2021: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 37 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2018.
Zion Keith
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Wake Forest secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 4 tackles against UCF — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Wake Forest, 76 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2018
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Wilson
2022
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Wake Forest
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
Wake Forest
Played his entire career under Dave Clawson.
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Dave Clawson — 30-19 over that span.
2018Wake Forest7-6HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2019Wake Forest8-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020Wake Forest4-5HC: Dave Clawson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2021Wake Forest11-3HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced, fast tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.0 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
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
49 · #261 of 509 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #261 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 37 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 31 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 76 | 61 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jaylon King’s 2021 season.
Matches Jaylon on
Class year
PD rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Deravil's senior season at Temple (2023).
91%match
Matches Elijah on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Zion Keith
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology