Zahir Mathis
LB · Sophomore
6'6" · 240 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #9: Dorian Fleming (TE)
Background
- Hometown
- Philadelphia, PA
- High school
- Imhotep Institute
Recruiting
- Rating
- 4-star (0.9441 247 composite)
- National rank
- #123
- Class
- 2025
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Ranked second on the team with 6.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss. Recorded at least a partial sack in seven of the 11 games he played. Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in total sacks despite missing nearly all of two games Recorded a career-best 11 tackles and a sack at Illinois Posted a sack in each his first three games as a Terp Before Maryland: Consensus four-star recruit ESPN 300 & Rivals 250 selection Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania and a Top-100 player nationally by both ESPN & Rivals.com Ranked as the fourth best Weakside Defensive End in the country per Rivals.com 2025 Under Armour All-American Attended Imhotep Charter School, the same school that produced Terrapin all-time great, DJ Moore Chose Maryland over Ohio State, Florida State, Michigan and Penn State Personal: His favorite snacks are Oreo and Chewy Bars His favorite restaurant is GrillMarX Wayne and Jacqui Budd Endowed Scholarship for Football recipient
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CAREER HONORS:
247Sports True Freshman All-American
On3 True Freshman All-American
2025 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
2025 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Semifinalist
As a Freshman (2025):
Ranked second on the team with 6.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss.
Recorded at least a partial sack in seven of the 11 games he played.
Ranked 11th in the Big Ten in total sacks despite missing nearly all of two games
Recorded a career-best 11 tackles and a sack at Illinois
Posted a sack in each his first three games as a Terp
Before Maryland:
Consensus four-star recruit
ESPN 300 & Rivals 250 selection
Ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Pennsylvania and a Top-100 player nationally by both ESPN & Rivals.com
Ranked as the fourth best Weakside Defensive End in the country per Rivals.com
2025 Under Armour All-American
Attended Imhotep Charter School, the same school that produced Terrapin all-time great, DJ Moore
Chose Maryland over Ohio State, Florida State, Michigan and Penn State
Personal:
His favorite snacks are Oreo and Chewy Bars
His favorite restaurant is GrillMarX
Wayne and Jacqui Budd Endowed Scholarship for Football recipient
CAREER HIGHS:
TFL : 1.5
Tackles: 11 (Illinois 11/15/25)
Sacks: 1