Zahir Mathis

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