Defensive back, Texas Tech (from Penn State), 2016–20
Zech McPhearson
Lettered 2019–20 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Columbia, MD
- Born
- Mar 21, 1998
Zech McPhearson played defensive back at Penn State (2016–18) and Texas Tech (2019–20). The Philadelphia Eagles took McPhearson in round 4, No. 123 overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highat Iowa State, 2020Honors
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Penn State | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 51 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 53 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 119 | 99 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Penn State | 8 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Penn State | 8 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Penn State | 8 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 8 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 8 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 195 |
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
2020 Texas Tech 10 games, 53 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Houston Christian | W 35–33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Texas | L 56–63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | at Kansas State | L 21–31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Iowa State | L 15–31 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs. West Virginia | W 34–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Oklahoma | L 28–62 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | at TCU | L 18–34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Baylor | W 24–23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | at Oklahoma State | L 44–50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Kansas | W 16–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Texas Tech 12 games, 51 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Montana State | W 45–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UTEP | W 38–3 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Arizona | L 14–28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOklahoma | L 16–55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 45–35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | atBaylor | L 30–33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Iowa State | L 24–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | atKansas | L 34–37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWest Virginia | W 38–17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.TCU | L 31–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kansas State | L 27–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | atTexas | L 24–49 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Penn State 4 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at Pittsburgh | W 51–6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Kent State | W 63–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Illinois | W 63–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Maryland | W 38–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Penn State 5 games, 8 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Akron | W 52–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Georgia State | W 56–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Northwestern | W 31–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Nebraska | W 56–44 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atMaryland | W 66–3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Penn State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19 | at Rutgers | W 39–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅞″ |
| Weight | 191 lb |
| Arm length | 30¾″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 76″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.53 s |
| Vertical jump | 40½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′10″ |
| Bench press | 14 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.03 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 17 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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