Zach Rowell
Stanford Cardinal
67
Depth

Zach Rowell

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DTDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Zach Rowell starting?

Zach Rowell is the projected starter at DT for Stanford Cardinal.

Redshirt senior · #97 · 6'3", 285 lbs

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Depth at DT · Stanford Cardinal

  1. 19767Zach RowellStarter
  2. 29650Connor Bachhuber
  3. 39950Benedict Umeh

Stanford Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Torrey Pines, ranked #735 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 15 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #735 Natl3-Yr Total33 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share2%
San Diego, CA
Jersey
#97
Class
RS SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
285 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025150.50.5
2024131.50
2023511

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
0.8719
National Rank
#735
High School
Torrey Pines
Hometown
Encinitas, CA

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated defense; 56th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 56% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
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

Oct 10LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 58-7

Oct 3LWAKETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 57-3

Sep 27WGTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-27

Sep 19LDUKETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-7

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

Final L 45-6

Aug 29WHAWTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 37-27

Zach Rowell's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

15 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.