Zakaih Saez
DL · #9 · 
UConn · SO · 6'4" · 255 · Lake Worth, FL
Transferred from ORST · WLB depth chart, 2nd
13 2025 tackles
1 · 1 2025 sacks · TFL
0 2025 INT + PD
18 Career games (5 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Oregon State | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 9 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2025 Percentile vs DLs
Tackles per game 1.4 49
Havoc plays 3 40
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 0 0
The situation
UConn 2025 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 12.6% 26
Line yards per carry allowed 2.7 28
Sack rate 8.9% 93
2025 Game log
with Oregon State| Wk | Opponent | Tkl | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6 |  @ APP | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2023 class · 247 compositeThree-star high school recruit
The 2023 board
#1128 Jamarie Wiggins S · Waco Connally SHSU
#1128 Kamron Taylor RB · Jurupa Hills
#1142 Zakaih Saez EDGE · St. Thomas Aquinas ORST
Zakaih Saez EDGE · St. Thomas Aquinas ORST
EDGEs in the class
#104 Messiah Blair Martin Luther King EMU
#105 Zakaih Saez St. Thomas Aquinas ORST
Zakaih Saez St. Thomas Aquinas ORST#106 Brian Alston Spain Park ARST
2025 · 40th pctile of DLs Recruit · 58th pctile of class