Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-42vs USC | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Zaire Angoy
Senior defensive lineman for Rutgers. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 300 lb · Irvington, NJ · Irvington
The numbers
1
sack · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs USC
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for Rutgers. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Rutgers in 2021.
Zaire Angoy
Wins his gap play after play. Fifth year in the Rutgers defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against USC, Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2021
- Signed with Rutgers3-star out of Irvington
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Rutgers
Played his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 sack, +1 tackle for loss, +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Greg Schiano — 23-30 over that span.
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2023Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Rutgers0-3HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (84th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Pass share
51.3%
102 pass / 97 run
Plays / game
66.3
3 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
115 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Starter
The No. 1,344 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a senior.
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jernias Tafia’s 2024 season.
94%match
Matches Jernias on
Weight
Height
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kennedy Roberts's senior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
88%match
Matches Kennedy on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zaire Angoy
Background
2025 Douglas A. Smith Second Effort Award 2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 10 tackles with one for loss ... had three games with multiple tackles ... made a stop at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... posted a tackle in win over Maryland (11/8) ...…
The defensive line · Rutgers
- #94J'Dan Burnett9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Malachi Davis9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Rondarius Porter5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #8Sekou Kromah4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Zaire Angoy0 tackles for loss · 2025
19 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology