Zach Harrison
Atlanta FalconsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 7 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Covers the college seasons in our data, which does not always reach back to a player's first year.
Comps
STM Take
First STTM top-40 finish at tier 4 (#29) in year three for a 75th overall pick puts Harrison on the developmental band for 3rd-round IDL prospects. The Ohio State 2022 CFP National Championship Game pedigree plus three years of Falcons system experience gives him basic developmental floor. The 2026 question is whether Harrison crosses into tier 3 territory or whether the structural tier 4 finish becomes the stable baseline.
Harrison came out of Ohio State as the Atlanta Falcons' 3rd-round pick (75th overall) in 2023 after starting for the Buckeyes' 2022 CFP National Championship Game roster. He has spent three years as a rotational interior defender in Atlanta. His first STTM appearance in the top 40 comes in 2025 at tier 4 (#29), reflecting the year-three developmental band for 3rd-round IDL prospects.
Strengths
- Ohio State 2022 CFP National Championship Game pedigree plus the 75th overall draft slot gives him real college foundation.
- First top-40 STTM finish in year three plus structural Falcons interior reps gives him the developmental runway.
Concerns
- Single tier 4 finish caps the long-term projection certainty.
- Atlanta's broader defensive identity around the Walker-Pearce double-1st-round investment compresses Harrison's structural snap share.
What to watch: Whether Harrison crosses into tier 3 (top 25) in 2026, the threshold for confirming the developmental climb continues.