Former defensive lineman at Houston. 2024: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
6′6″ · 265 lb · Birmingham, AL
Recruiting
EDGE recruit
No. 31 nationally · Joined Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at Houston. 2024: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.
Zykeius Strong
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Houston. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Iowa State, Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 8-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (27th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-27vs UNLV | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 33-7vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-34@ Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-20vs Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-19@ TCU | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 17-14vs Utah | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-20vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 10 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Rodney McGraw’s 2024 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rodney McGraw's sophomore season at Western Michigan (2024).
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Player DNA