Zack Follett in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Linebacker, California, 2005–⁠08

Zack Follett

Born
Jul 3, 1987, in Clovis, California

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Zack Follett played linebacker at California (2005–⁠08). The Detroit Lions took Follett in round 7, No. 235 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2007
Second-team All-Pac-10
Drafted
No. 235
Round 7, 2009 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Honors

Team titles: Pac-10 champions, 2006

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2006California1

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUFFHur
20061133286111.54.51241

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.

Game by game

2006 California 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Oct 21vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠241

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–⁠35).

DrillCombine 2009Combine or pro day 2009
Height6′1⅞″
Weight236 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.75 s
10-yard split1.68 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.31 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Detroit Lions81000
2010Detroit Lions52000
NFL career133000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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