Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Zyil Powell
Senior safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 195 lb · Newark, NJ · Paramus Catholic
Returning to Temple for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2112 nationally · Signed with Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2023.
Zyil Powell
Four seasons at Temple, three different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers and K.C. Keeler. The receipt: 1 tackles against Rhode Island — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Temple3-star out of Paramus Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Temple
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2024Temple3-9HC: Everett Withers · Balanced
2025Temple5-7HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Temple1-1HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 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
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
1 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With K. Mason — 158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Bermudez — 15 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Temple
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Temple
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (23 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Temple · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #68
Background
2026 (Redshirt Junior, Temple): Will compete at the viper/safety position. 2025 (Redshirt Sophomore, Temple): Added depth at safety ... appeared in every game during the season ... is one of the core special teams players serving on the punt, kickoff, punt return, and kickoff return units ... nam...
The secondary · Temple
- #29Avery Powell54 tackles · 2025
- #16Pooh Lawton23 tackles · 2025
- #24Saboor Karriem21 tackles · 2025
- #13Denzel Chavis10 tackles · 2025
- #23Zyil Powell9 tackles · 2025
19 more on the roster · Temple team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology