Zaevion Cleveland

CB · Virginia Tech · Fr. · #21

6′2″ · 195 lb · Virginia Beach, VA · Green Run

4 tackles in 2 games; his best was 2 vs VMI.

Old Dominion · W 44-21

2 tackles

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He has tackles in 2 of Virginia Tech’s 7 games: none in the other 5.

This week

RecordVirginia Tech is 5-2.
Next gameat SMU · Fri Nov 6

Zaevion Cleveland

CB · Virginia Tech · Fr · #21

One game to point at: 2 tackles against Old Dominion — Week 2, 2026.

4 tackles · 0 sacks

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Virginia Tech	4	3	0.0	0.0	1
Career		4	3	0.0	0.0	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 73-3vs VMI	2	1	—	1	Season-high 2 tackles
Wk 2	W 44-21vs Old Dominion	2	2	—	0
Total		4	3	—	1

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

W 73-3

vs VMI

2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 solo tackle

Dominant 70-point win at home against VMI.

Teams and coaches

2026Virginia Tech5-2HC: James Franklin · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 14. Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

14Building sample?

6 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are his season so far.

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#646 / 2231 · 57th pct

Sacks#908 / 2231 · 30th pct

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QB hurries#1003 / 2231 · 28th pct

Tackles for loss#1730 / 2231 · 11th pct

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Solo tackles#2104 / 2231 · 4th pct

Tackles#2232 / 2232 · 0th pct

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

James Franklin

Pass share

48.9%

244 pass / 255 run

Plays / game

71.3

7 games

Team sack rate

8.0%

250 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

4 tackles in 2 games

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Zaevion Cleveland

This week

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

4 tackles in 2 games

In the game threads

Where to follow him

First season at Virginia Tech, 2 games

His moves

2026