Zahir Mathis
Zahir Mathis
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maryland | 35 | 22 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 22 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 44–17
vs Towson
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 27-point win at home against Towson.
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Maryland
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Maryland
Returning around him
- 13% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 1 Maryland player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -1 net (15 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Maryland · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #52 · 2026 recruiting class #43
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Baldwin’s 2025 season.
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Josh Roberts's freshman season at Florida Atlantic (2025).
Matches Josh on
Differs from Josh on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #9041
Peaked at #9041 this season.
Background
CAREER HONORS: 247Sports True Freshman All-American On3 True Freshman All-American 2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten 2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist As a Freshman (2025): Ranked second on the team with 6.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. Recorded at least a partial sack in...