Zevi Eckhaus

American football player

Zevi Eckhaus
Washington State Cougars – No. 4
PositionQuarterback
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolCulver City (Culver City, California)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big South–OVC Offensive Player of the Year (2023)
  • First-team All-Big South–OVC (2023)
  • Second-team All-Big South (2022)
  • NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year (2021)
  • First-team All-NEC (2021)
  • Stats at ESPN.com

Zevi Eckhaus is an American football quarterback for the Washington State Cougars. He previously played for the Bryant Bulldogs.

High school career

Eckhaus attended Culver City High School in Culver City, California. As a freshman, Eckhaus became the first player in school history to start as a freshman at any position.[1] As a senior, he passed for 1,893 yards and 24 touchdowns during a shortened five-game season.[2] He finished his high school career throwing for a school-record 10,210 yards and 137 touchdowns, before committing to play college football at Bryant University.[3]

College career

Bryant

As a freshman, Eckhaus made ten starts, throwing for 2,392 yards and 21 touchdowns, and was named the NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year as a result.[4] As a junior, he threw for 2,907 yards and 28 touchdowns and was named the Big South–OVC Offensive Player of the Year.[5] His 28 touchdown passes tied the single-season school record, and his 75 career touchdown passes set the career-school record.[6] In the final game of his junior season against Southeast Missouri State, Eckhaus threw for 394 yards and a career-high six touchdowns, leading Bryant to a 45–21 victory.[7][8] At the conclusion of his junior year, Eckhaus entered the transfer portal.[9][10]

Washington State

After originally committing to Jacksonville State, Eckhaus flipped his commitment to Washington State University to play for the Washington State Cougars.[11][12] Entering the 2024 season, Eckhaus will compete with John Mateer for Washington State's starting quarterback job.[13]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Bryant Bulldogs
2021 11 10 7–3 233 371 62.8 2,392 6.4 21 3 133.1 71 242 3.4 2
2022 11 11 4–7 253 416 60.8 3,228 7.8 26 15 139.4 72 165 2.3 2
2023 11 11 6–5 238 379 62.8 2,907 7.7 28 7 147.9 78 353 4.5 1
Washington State Cougars
2024 0 0 0–0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 33 32 17−15 724 1,166 62.1 8,527 7.3 75 25 140.1 221 760 3.4 5

References

  1. ^ Goodyear, Greg; Weiner, Larry (June 27, 2019). "Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus Receives All-State Honors". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ Sondheimer, Eric (April 19, 2021). "Indelible image: Zevi Eckhaus comforts brothers after final game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Finley, Steve (April 29, 2021). "Zevi Eckhaus: Culver City's greatest of all time". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  4. ^ Steele, Ian (November 25, 2021). "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus Wins NEC Rookie of the Year". ABC6. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bryant's Zevi Eckhaus earns national accolades". WPRI.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Koch, Bill. "Bryant's star quarterback will play elsewhere next season. Here's what Zevi Eckhaus said". The Providence Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  7. ^ "Eckhaus, Bryant close out Big South chapter the right way". New England Football Journal. November 21, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  8. ^ "Zevi Eckhaus throws for 394 yards and 6 touchdowns in Bryant's 45-21 win over SEMO". CBSSports.com. November 18, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus enters transfer portal". WPRI.com. December 5, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Steele, Ian (December 4, 2023). "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus Enters Transfer Portal". ABC6. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Donaldson, Maxwell. "Jax State football transfer commit Zevi Eckhaus flips to Washington State". Gadsden Times. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Why WSU QB Zevi Eckhaus committed without taking a visit — and why he's glad he did". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "A closer look at WSU's QB battle between John Mateer and Zevi Eckhaus". The Seattle Times. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  • Bryant Bulldogs bio
  • Washington State Cougars bio