Zyian Moultrie-Goddard
Third year in the Syracuse linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against North Carolina — Week 8, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-27@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-41@ UConn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 25-28@ Virginia | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 26-34vs Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30@ North Carolina | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 30-27vs No. 19 SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 8 · 2026
W 31-30
8 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Edged out North Carolina on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -8 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups23 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
3 seasons under Fran Brown — 17-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Pass share
47.4%
300 pass / 333 run
Plays / game
79.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #438 at the position.
The No. 1,887 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Fran Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
