Zakari Tillman
Mississippi State Bulldogs
85
Great

Zakari Tillman

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
WLBDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Zakari Tillman starting?

Zakari Tillman is the projected starter at WLB for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Zakari Tillman is the projected starting WLB on a Contender Mississippi State — 85 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 1785Zakari TillmanStarter
  2. 21178Tyler Lockhart

What's Next

Who do they play next?Justin Okoronkwo — at South Carolina · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Tyler Lockhart — No. 2 at WLB for Mississippi StateHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Mississippi State Bulldogs

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Florence, ranked #1,304 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 47 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,304 Natl2-Yr Total77 tackles · 4.5 sacksTeam Share5%
Florence, MS
Jersey
#7
Class
SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
235 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20254731
2024303.53.5

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
0.8539
National Rank
#1304
High School
Florence
Hometown
Florence, MS

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 79th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 79% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

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.

Zakari Tillman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

47 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.