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9 Zahir Mathis

Position DL
Class Freshman
Ht./Wt. 6-6 / 222
Hometown Philadelphia, PA
High School Imhotep Institute
Major Letters and Sciences
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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

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