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Jersey Number 9
Zahir Mathis
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 222
- Hometown:
- Philadelphia, PA
- High School:
- Imhotep Institute
- Major:
- Letters and Sciences
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
- 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
- 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
- His favorite snacks are Oreo and Chewy Bars
- His favorite restaurant is GrillMarX
- Wayne and Jacqui Budd Endowed Scholarship for Football recipient
- TFL : 1.5
- Tackles: 11 (Illinois 11/15/25)
- Sacks: 1
Friday, May 01
Thursday, April 30
Tuesday, March 24
Monday, March 09
