Linus Zunk
Washington State Cougars
85
Great

Linus Zunk

Washington State CougarsRebuilding
LDEDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Vanderbilt
Projected Starter

Is Linus Zunk starting?

Linus Zunk is the projected starter at LDE for Washington State Cougars.

Redshirt senior · #6 · 6'6", 264 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Washington State Cougars

  1. 1685Linus ZunkStarter
  2. 25662Fernando Lecuona
  3. 38462Malachi Wrice

Washington State Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Edge Threat

A 3-star recruit out of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, ranked #997 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 15 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 85 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #997 NatlTeam Share4%Percentile82th
Rabun Gap, GA
Jersey
#6
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
264 lbs
Transfer
Vanderbilt

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—153.53

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
0.8600
National Rank
#997
High School
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee
Hometown
Rabun Gap, GA

Why this rating?

On a 77-rated defense; 82th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 85.

Team defense (SP+)
77
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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 10LUSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-16

Oct 4LFRESTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-6

Sep 26LARIZTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-24

Sep 19WDUQTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-7

Sep 12LKSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-7

Sep 6LWASHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-10

Linus Zunk's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Edge Threat
15 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 3 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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