Linebacker, Washington, 2025–26
Zaydrius Rainey-Sale
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Tacoma, WA
Zaydrius Rainey-Sale plays linebacker for Washington. Last time out, at Purdue: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
30 tackles
Last game: 5 tackles at Purdue, W 38–26
Next game: at Nebraska, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Minnesota, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | Washington | 30 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | 51 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Washington | 23 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Washington | 23 | LB | So. | 6′2″ | 216 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Washington 7 games, 30 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Washington State | W 24–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Utah State | W 16–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 48–16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Minnesota | L 24–27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at USC | L 21–25 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Iowa | L 24–41 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | at Purdue | W 38–26 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Washington 8 games, 21 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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