Zach Crothers
Zach Crothers
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Wins his gap play after play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #56 · 2026 recruiting class #44
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Kyle King’s 2022 season.
Matches Kyle on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Kameryn Fountain's freshman season at USC (2024).
Matches Kameryn on
Differs from Kameryn on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #7569
Peaked at #7569 this season.
Background
2025: Appeared in four games before sustaining a season-ending injury against Louisville…totaled 15 tackles, three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks…had a breakout game with career highs in tackles (7), TFLs (2.0) and sacks (1.5) vs. Central Michigan…logged the first sack of his career in the second...