Defensive back, Miami (from Jacksonville State), 2023–26
Zechariah Poyser
- Number
- No. 7
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Wildwood, FL
Zechariah Poyser plays defensive back for Miami, after Jacksonville State (2023–24). Last time out, against Florida State: 1 tackles.
2026 so far
16 tackles
Last game: 1 tackles vs. Florida State, W 43–35
Next game: vs. Pittsburgh, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highthree times; last at Virginia Tech, 20252interceptions, career highat Kennesaw State, 2024Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2024
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 77 | 49 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | Miami | 68 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | Miami | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 161 | 104 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 7 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 7 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Miami | 7 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Miami | 7 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′2″ | 200 |
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 Miami 6 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Stanford | W 45–6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Florida A&M | W 77–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at Wake Forest | W 33–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Central Michigan | W 52–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Clemson | W 41–13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Florida State | W 43–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Miami 16 games, 68 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Notre Dame | W 27–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 45–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. South Florida | W 49–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Florida | W 26–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | atFlorida State | W 28–22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Louisville | L 21–24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Stanford | W 42–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | at SMU | L 20–26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Syracuse | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. NC State | W 41–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Virginia Tech | W 34–17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Pittsburgh | W 38–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at Texas A&M | W 10–3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | W 24–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | W 31–27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 19 ✦ | vs. Indiana | L 21–27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Jacksonville State 14 games, 77 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 27–55 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | atLouisville | L 14–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Eastern Michigan | L 34–37 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Southern Miss | W 44–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Kennesaw State | W 63–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. New Mexico State | W 54–13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 42–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | at Liberty | W 31–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Louisiana Tech | W 44–37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Florida International | W 34–31 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Sam Houston | W 21–11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Western Kentucky | L 17–19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 52–12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Ohio | L 27–30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Jacksonville State 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 56–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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