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Team
Season
Position
Player

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).

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2026

Tackles and the line of scrimmage
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.

Passes defended
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

WkOpponentResultCARYDSAVGTDLONG
3vs North Carolina CentralW 44–20231.512

Defense

WkOpponentResultTOTSOLOTFLSACKSQB HURPDTD
9@ Southeast Missouri StateW 34–103300100
7@ UT MartinL 6–171000100
6vs Eastern IllinoisL 7–211100000
5@ Charleston SouthernW 12–10623.51200
4@ MarshallL 35–363000000
3vs North Carolina CentralW 44–20200.50100
2@ LibertyL 23–244200010
1@ WoffordL 13–175200000
1@ Austin PeayL 17–352110000

 

2025

We hold no 2025 statistics for this player.