Zach
Cunningham.
Zach
Cunningham.
Vanderbilt· 6'3"· 234 lb· 4.67s 40
Zach Cunningham is an athletic, rangy inside linebacker, best suited for a 4-3 Cover 3 scheme that allows him to play downhill and react to the ball.
He projects as a Year 1 starter as a WILL linebacker, with the ceiling to develop into a high-volume tackler and key component of the run defense.
A 3-4 two-gap system where he'd consistently be asked to stack and shed bigger blockers would diminish his impact.
His athletic traits and tackling prowess make him a strong candidate for a foundational role in a Cover 3 system.
Selected #57 overall in Round 2 of the 2017 NFL Draft by Houston Texans out of Vanderbilt.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.67sp50
- Vertical
- 35inp50
- Broad jump
- 125inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.03sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.29sp50
- Bench
- 15repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career | — | 13 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Zach Cunningham was a productive starting linebacker for the Houston Texans, leading the league in tackles in 2020. He later played for the Titans and Eagles, continuing to be a solid contributor, particularly against the run.