Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Zhaiylen Scott
Sophomore defensive lineman on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 240 lb · Cedar Hill, TX · Cedar Hill
Transferred North Texas → Miami (OH) for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Cincinnati
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore defensive lineman on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2024.
Zhaiylen Scott
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Cincinnati — Week 3, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of Cedar Hill
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
2025North Texas
2026Miami (OH)
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 14 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 11 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Zhaiylen Scott'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 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
1 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 9 points · 24 long · 100 percent on field goals
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +0.5 tackles for loss, +3 tackles, +2 hurries.
Season context · Team result + system
2024North Texas6-7HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026Miami (OH)1-2HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (93rd 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 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
47.9%
80 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
55.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Aiden Benton’s 2025 season.
75%match
Matches Aiden on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Differs from Aiden on
Class year (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Burge's sophomore season at UAB (2025).
Matches Chris on
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Chris on
Height (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Zhaiylen Scott
Background
At North Texas: Recorded 14 tackles and two sacks in 2025 before missing the rest of the season with an injury. High School: Graduated from Cedar Hill High School Coached by Nick Ward Named the 11-6A Utility Player of the Year in 2023 Finished his junior season with 121 tackles with 22 TFLs and…
The defensive line · Miami (OH)
- #92Roosevelt Andrews III4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #22Bai Jobe4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Mikah Coleman3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #47Brach Rice2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #20Zhaiylen Scott2 tackles for loss · 2025
17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology