Zach Crothers
Pittsburgh Panthers
77
Solid

Zach Crothers

LDEDefenseSolid
2nd String / Backup

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Zach Crothers is listed 2nd string at LDE for Pittsburgh Panthers.

Zach Crothers is listed LDE #2 for Pittsburgh at 77 OVR.

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What's Next

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Chaminade-Madonna, ranked #1,252 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 15 tackles, 3 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 77 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,252 NatlTeam Share2%
Weston, FL
Jersey
#5
Class
RS SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
265 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251531.5

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8597
National Rank
#1252
High School
Chaminade-Madonna
Hometown
Hollywood, FL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 72th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 77.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 72% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12WUCFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 12-7

Sep 5WM-OHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-14

Zach Crothers's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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77
Solid
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Team Role

15 tkl · 3 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.