Zion Washington is a defensive back who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Boise State.
Washington plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Boise State. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Air Force — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 2 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.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boise State | 66 | 41 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 67 | 46 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 29 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 166 | 107 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 8 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-34@ South Florida | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-14vs Eastern Washington | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-37@ Air Force | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 47-14vs App State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-28@ No. 21 Notre Dame | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-25vs New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-31vs UNLV | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-17@ San Diego State | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-21vs Colorado State | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 25-24@ Utah State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 38-21vs UNLV | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-38vs Washington | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 41 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Week 13 · 2025
W 49-21
1 interception · 1 sack · 1 tackle for loss
Dominant 28-point win at home against Colorado State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL66 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Pass share
46.6%
472 pass / 540 run
Plays / game
72.3
14 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
66 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #16 of 42 Mountain West DBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
The No. 1,031 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mountain West as a senior.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
