Last confirmed: Temple, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · 245 lb · Bordentown, NJ
Zack Mesday: DE · Temple · #10.
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Zack Mesday
Wins the corner before the tackle can set. Zack Mesday has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Temple. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against North Carolina — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 7 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-12vs Bucknell | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17vs No. 21 Maryland | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 22-38@ Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-2vs Georgia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-17@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-28vs No. 23 Memphis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-45@ No. 19 SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-63vs UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-7@ South Florida | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 29-21vs Tulane | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-15@ No. 17 Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-17vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 13-55vs North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 7.0 | 4.5 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2019
W 20-17
vs Maryland
1.5 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
18%4 sacksTFL rate
28%7 TFLHurry rate
8%2 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
69%4 of 6 pressures25 tackles · 7 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rod Carey
Pass share
50.2%
466 pass / 462 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Temple, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Matt Rhule, Geoff Collins, and Rod Carey. Multi-era developmental context.
