Senior defensive end for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 265 lb · Aliquippa, PA · Aliquippa HS / Penn State
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.
The numbers
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 4 tackles
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end for USC. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
Zuriah Fisher
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 2 tackles against Fresno State — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to USC
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lincoln Riley
Pass share
46.0%
97 pass / 114 run
Plays / game
70.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
102 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #347 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | USC | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Penn State | 19 | 11 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Penn State | 17 | 11 | 3.5 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Penn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Penn State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 26 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 49–30
vs Louisiana
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-26vs San José State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 39-0vs Fresno State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 49-30vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Collapses the pocket even when the sack doesn't come.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caden Curry’s 2024 season.
Matches Caden on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Van Fillinger's senior season at Utah (2023).
Matches Van on
Player DNA
CAREER: Throughout his four-year career at Penn State, Fisher recorded 41 tackles, including 7 for loss with 5.5 sacks, 2 PBUs, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 1 QB hurry while appearing in 35 games with 11 starts. 2026: Fisher, who transferred to USC in January of 2026 from Penn State, lo...
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