Zevi Eckhaus
Washington State Cougars – No. 4 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Senior |
Personal information | |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Culver City (Culver City, California) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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
- ^ Goodyear, Greg; Weiner, Larry (2019-06-27). "Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus Receives All-State Honors". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (2021-04-19). "Indelible image: Zevi Eckhaus comforts brothers after final game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Finley, Steve (2021-04-29). "Zevi Eckhaus: Culver City's greatest of all time". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Steele, Ian (2021-11-25). "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus Wins NEC Rookie of the Year". ABC6. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Bryant's Zevi Eckhaus earns national accolades". WPRI.com. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Koch, Bill. "Bryant's star quarterback will play elsewhere next season. Here's what Zevi Eckhaus said". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Eckhaus, Bryant close out Big South chapter the right way". New England Football Journal. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Zevi Eckhaus throws for 394 yards and 6 touchdowns in Bryant's 45-21 win over SEMO". CBSSports.com. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus enters transfer portal". WPRI.com. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Steele, Ian (2023-12-04). "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus Enters Transfer Portal". ABC6. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Donaldson, Maxwell. "Jax State football transfer commit Zevi Eckhaus flips to Washington State". Gadsden Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Why WSU QB Zevi Eckhaus committed without taking a visit — and why he's glad he did". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "A closer look at WSU's QB battle between John Mateer and Zevi Eckhaus". The Seattle Times. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-30.