Zahir Rainer
Minnesota Golden Gophers
71
Average

Zahir Rainer

Minnesota Golden GophersSolid
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2nd String / Backup

Is Zahir Rainer starting?

Zahir Rainer is listed 2nd string at SS for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Zahir Rainer is listed SS #2 for Minnesota at 71 OVR.

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Depth at SS · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 11488Kerry BrownStarter
  2. 21371Zahir RainerYou

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Trinity Episcopal, ranked #1,034 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,034 Natl
Richmond, VA
Jersey
#13
Class
RS SO
Height
5'9"
Weight
190 lbs

Zahir Rainer is currently behind Kerry Brown at SS on the Minnesota depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 82 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8664
National Rank
#1034
High School
Trinity Episcopal
Hometown
Richmond, VA

Why this rating?

On a 84-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 71 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
84
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 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

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Zahir Rainer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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