Zyeir Gamble
East Carolina Pirates
80
Good

Zyeir Gamble

East Carolina PiratesRebuilding
SSDefenseGoodTRANSFER · App State
Projected Starter

Is Zyeir Gamble starting?

Zyeir Gamble is the projected starter at SS for East Carolina Pirates.

Redshirt junior · #3 · 5'10", 195 lbs

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Depth at SS · East Carolina Pirates

  1. 1380Zyeir GambleStarter
  2. 2867Kamaurri McKinley
  3. 32851David Coleman Jr.
  4. 42451Durante Speer

East Carolina Starting Lineup

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Up next for East Carolina

East Carolina plays South Florida at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 07:30 PM ET.

The Story

The Tackling Machine

A 3-star recruit out of Sumter, ranked #1,862 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 72 tackles, 2 INT, 4 PBU. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 92th-percentile production nationally — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,862 NatlTeam Share9%Percentile92th
Sumter, SC
Jersey
#3
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
195 lbs
Transfer
App State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—7224

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
0.8337
National Rank
#1862
High School
Sumter
Hometown
Sumter, SC

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 92th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.82 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 92% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 59% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.82)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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

Oct 31WTEMTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 17-9

Oct 22LMEMTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-34 OT

Oct 15LUABTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-17 OT

Oct 10WRICETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-12

Sep 26WNCCUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-9

Sep 19WODUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 12LAPPTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

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

Final L 48-10

Zyeir Gamble's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
72 tkl · 4 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.