Zaimir Hawk
Iowa State Cyclones
68
Depth

Zaimir Hawk

Iowa State CyclonesAverage
NTDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Zaimir Hawk starting?

Zaimir Hawk is listed 2nd string at NT for Iowa State Cyclones.

Redshirt junior · #0 · 6'4", 303 lbs

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Depth at NT · Iowa State Cyclones

  1. 19780Max BalounStarter
  2. 2068Zaimir HawkYou
  3. 38964Donovan Fitzmaurice

Iowa State Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the Big 12

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Up next for Iowa State

Iowa State plays Baylor away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Hillside, ranked #1,648 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 8 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 68 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,648 Natl3-Yr Total19 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share1%
Hillside, NJ
Jersey
#0
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
303 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025810
202490.50
2023200

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
0.8428
National Rank
#1648
High School
Hillside
Hometown
Hillside, NJ

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 47th-percentile production (×0.89 for competition level) put them -5 vs unit starters → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 47% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
-5 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

Oct 31WOKSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 51-49

Oct 10LBYUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Oct 3WWVUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-42

Sep 19WBGSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-7

Sep 12LIOWATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 16-13

Sep 5WSEMOTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-10

Zaimir Hawk's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

8 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement8%
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