Zina Umeozulu
Texas Longhorns
91
Elite

Zina Umeozulu

Texas LonghornsElite
DEDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Zina Umeozulu is the projected starter at DE for Texas Longhorns.

Redshirt sophomore · #19 · 6'5", 272 lbs

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Depth at DE · Texas Longhorns

  1. 11991Zina UmeozuluStarter
  2. 24085Lance Jackson
  3. 39466Jamarion Carlton
  4. 48062Brinley Tita

Texas Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Allen, ranked #165 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 13 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #165 NatlTeam Share3%
Allen, TX
Jersey
#19
Class
RS SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
272 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20251332

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9294
National Rank
#165
High School
Allen
Hometown
Allen, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 75th-percentile production (×0.99 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 75% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.99)
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 10LOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 26WTENNTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 20WUTSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-6

Sep 12WOSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-23

Sep 5WTXSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Zina Umeozulu's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 3 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement23%
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