Last confirmed: Virginia, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Damascus, MD
Zach Bradshaw: ILB · Virginia · #51.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zach Bradshaw
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. One game to point at: 12 tackles against Duke — Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Virginia | 62 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Career | 62 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 20-37vs Richmond | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-44@ No. 24 Oregon | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-13@ UConn | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-35vs Central Michigan | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-20@ Duke | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 31-45vs Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-35vs No. 22 North Carolina | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27@ Wake Forest | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-34vs Miami | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-31@ Georgia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-52@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 23 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 4 |
Week 4 · 2016
W 49-35
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
Edged out Central Michigan at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%5 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
6%4 pass breakups62 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Pass share
56.2%
483 pass / 377 run
Plays / game
71.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
525 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Virginia, 62 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike London → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
