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Zach Lovett
Returning to Iowa State for 2026
Zach Lovett
He has spent three seasons in the Iowa State linebacker corps. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Iowa State7-6HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Iowa State11-3HC: Matt Campbell · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Iowa State8-4HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa State | 10 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 11 | 6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 26 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology