Junior linebacker for Southern Miss. 2020: 16 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′1″ · 235 lb · Mobile, AL
The story
3 linebacker for Southern Miss. 2020: 16 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearZach Portlock
Two seasons at Southern Miss, two different head coaches: Jay Hopson and Scotty Walden. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 2 TFL against Western Kentucky, Week 11, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 20 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jay Hopson → Scotty Walden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (11th 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
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-32vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 30-31vs Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-31@ North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-10@ Western Kentucky | 8 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 45-31vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Player DNA