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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 5 | 274th / 2577 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 630th / 1914 |
| Run stops | 5 | 1351st / 3269 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 3 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Crothers's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Pittsburgh#42 · 5-2 | 4 | 29% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh#31 · 8-5 | 3 | 14% | 15 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zach Crothers's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Zach Crothers's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 2 |  UCF | W 12–7 | 7.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | · | · |
| 3 |  Syracuse | W 27–13 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Bucknell | W 59–0 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  North Carolina | L 17–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Boston College | L 21–27 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 2704th / 5416 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1350th / 2453 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 3 | 162nd / 1595 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | 58 | ~31 (12–49) | 2 | · | 53% |
| Wk 2 · UCF | 54 | ~36 (14–54) | 4 | · | 67% |
| Wk 4 · Bucknell | 52 | ~26 (10–41) | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | 67 | ~32 (12–50) | 2 | · | 48% |
| Season | 425 | 125 (71–161) | 9 | 1 | 29% |
Position Room
19 DLs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Sean FitzSimmons | DL | SR | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Isaiah Neal | DL | SR | 19 | 3 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Nick James | DL | SR | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Jaeden Moore | DL | SR | 12 | 4.5 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Zach Crothers | DL | JR | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 44 | Jimmy Scott | DL | SR | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Eliyt Nairne | DL | SR | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 50 | Denim Cook | DL | SO | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Josh Pittman | DL | FR | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 76 | Lincoln Hoke | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jeremiah Warren | DL | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 35 | JuJu Anderson | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 58 | Reston Lehman | DL | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ty Yuhas | DL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 40 | Ty Millhimes | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | Charlie Donehue | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 66 | Ben Kauffman | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 77 | Dylan Pitzer | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Trevor Sommers | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →