Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-6@ Stanford | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 33-20@ Wake Forest | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#7
Zechariah Poyser
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Wildwood, FL
CFB Index 55 · #230 of 544 safetiesLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
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S recruit
Signed with Jacksonville State
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Jacksonville State in 2023.
- Transferred from Jacksonville State to Miami in 2025.
In Their Words
76 windows · 2026 fan posts
thornton×233.2lucas×210.2fitzgerald×191.4safety×36.3top×17.9
“Miami Hurricanes secondary top 3 in the country Frederique jr Fitzgerald Poyser O'Connor Thornton Brown Dunningan Taylor Lucas Day Antoine Portis”
youtube/ESPN College Football · fan post, verbatim
Zechariah Poyser
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Mario Cristobal. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 4 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 3, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Jacksonville Stateout of Wildwood
202414 games
The role got bigger.
- All-Conference USA
202516 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Miami
Played his entire career under Mario Cristobal.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Miami | 68 | 42 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 77 | 49 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 154 | 97 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 15 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Zechariah Poyser's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 33–20
at Wake Forest
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 pass breakups, +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2025Miami13-3HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
2026Miami3-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceFading
Elite: passes defended (92nd 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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Pass share
48.3%
98 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #230 of 544 safeties
Unranked recruit. Now #230 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #30 of 75 ACC DBs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jackson Bennee’s 2025 season.
84%match
Matches Jackson on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ameer Speed's junior season at Michigan State (2022).
Matches Ameer on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Zechariah Poyser
The secondary · Miami
- Omar Thornton82 tackles · 2025
- #7Zechariah Poyser68 tackles · 2025
- #6Xavier Lucas45 tackles · 2025
- #24Ethan O'Connor28 tackles · 2025
- #2Damari Brown24 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology