Zac Swanson
Zac Swanson
Wins his gap play after play. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against TCU, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Herm Edwards → Kenny Dillingham. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenny Dillingham
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 17 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Arizona State
Returning around him
- 4 Arizona State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (24 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona State · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #40
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Josh Rogers’s 2021 season.
Matches Josh on
Differs from Josh on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ikenna Ezeogu's sophomore season at Iowa State (2024).
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