Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Zyeir Gamble
Senior defensive back on East Carolina's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 195 lb · Sumter, SC · Sumter
CFB Index 75 · #69 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred App State → East Carolina for 2026
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★
S recruit
No. 1862 nationally · Signed with App State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on East Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2023.
- Transferred from App State to East Carolina in 2026.
Zyeir Gamble
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Shawn Clark, Dowell Loggains and Blake Harrell. The receipt: 4 tackles against Alabama — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with App State3-star out of Sumter
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
East Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to East Carolina
2025App State
2026East Carolina
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026East Carolina0-2HC: Blake Harrell · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 3.5 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
Blake Harrell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Impact starter
Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
75 · #69 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #69 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | App State | 72 | 36 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | App State | 17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 96 | 48 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Miles Greer’s 2025 season.
78%match
Matches Miles on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Miles on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kerry Brown's sophomore season at Minnesota (2024).
85%match
Matches Kerry on
Class year
TFL rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zyeir Gamble
Background
Mid-year transfer from Appalachian State, who enrolled at East Carolina in January of 2026 … Two-time letterman at Appalachian State (2024-25) … Played in 21 games making 14 starts to close out Mountaineer career … Recorded 100 tackles (49 solo) … Tallied 3.5 TFLs (-6 yards) … Registered three in...
The secondary · East Carolina
- #3Zyeir Gamble72 tackles · 2025
- #13Ayden Duncanson33 tackles · 2025
- #4Kevon Merrell27 tackles · 2025
- #8Kamaurri McKinley24 tackles · 2025
- #23Josh Benton11 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology