Players
Zalen Watkins
DL · Gardner-Webb
Zalen Watkins
DL · #8 · Gardner-Webb
Profile
- Measurements
- 6'3" · 290 lb
- Seasons
- 2
- Recruiting
- No record matched
- Class rank
- —
- Hometown
- —
- School
- No record matched
Returning player.
Career
27 Tackles · 5.0 TFL · 1.0 Sacks
On a roster 2025–2026. Statistics held for 2026 (1 of 2 seasons).
2026
TacklesBehind the line
2
−1
5
4
2
−0.5
3
6
−3.5
1
1
3
Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.
1
@ Austin Peay
@ Wofford
@ Liberty
North Carolina Central
@ Marshall
@ Charleston Southern
Eastern Illinois
@ UT Martin
@ Southeast Missouri State
Lindenwood
@ Western Illinois
Tennessee State
Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.
27 Tackles · 5.0 TFL · 1.0 Sacks
Rushing
| Wk | Opponent | Result | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | vs North Carolina Central | W 44–20 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| Wk | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | @ Southeast Missouri State | W 34–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | @ UT Martin | L 6–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | vs Eastern Illinois | L 7–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ Charleston Southern | W 12–10 | 6 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | @ Marshall | L 35–36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | vs North Carolina Central | W 44–20 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @ Liberty | L 23–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | @ Wofford | L 13–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | @ Austin Peay | L 17–35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025
We hold no 2025 statistics for this player.