Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Zavien Abercrombie
Sophomore defensive back on Nevada's 2026 roster.
5′9″ · 166 lb · Arlington, TX
Returning to Nevada for 2026
The story
2 defensive back on Nevada's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearZavien Abercrombie
This is his second year in the same secondary at Nevada. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Nevada
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Choate — 4-10 over that span.
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Nevada1-1HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–14
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Nevada
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #98
The secondary · Nevada
- Joshua Scott29 tackles · 2025
- #8Larry Turner-Gooden28 tackles · 2025
- #18Aiden Walker24 tackles · 2025
- #15Bishop Turner21 tackles · 2025
- #17Zavien Abercrombie2 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Nevada team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology