Zevi Eckhaus

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

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)

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
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Bryant Bulldogs
2021 11107–323337162.82,3926.4213133.1712423.42
2022 11114–725341660.83,2287.82615139.4721652.32
2023 11116–523837962.82,9077.7287147.9783534.51
Washington State Cougars
2024 000–0000.000.0000.0000.00
Career333217−157241,16662.18,5277.37525140.12217603.45

References
  1. Goodyear, Greg; Weiner, Larry (2019-06-27). "Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus Receives All-State Honors". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. Sondheimer, Eric (2021-04-19). "Indelible image: Zevi Eckhaus comforts brothers after final game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. Finley, Steve (2021-04-29). "Zevi Eckhaus: Culver City's greatest of all time". www.culvercitynews.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. Steele, Ian (2021-11-25). "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus Wins NEC Rookie of the Year". ABC6. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. "Bryant's Zevi Eckhaus earns national accolades". WPRI.com. 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. Koch, Bill. "Bryant's star quarterback will play elsewhere next season. Here's what Zevi Eckhaus said". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. "Eckhaus, Bryant close out Big South chapter the right way". New England Football Journal. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. "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.
  9. "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus enters transfer portal". WPRI.com. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. Steele, Ian (2023-12-04). "Bryant QB Zevi Eckhaus Enters Transfer Portal". ABC6. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  11. Donaldson, Maxwell. "Jax State football transfer commit Zevi Eckhaus flips to Washington State". Gadsden Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  12. "Why WSU QB Zevi Eckhaus committed without taking a visit — and why he's glad he did". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  13. "A closer look at WSU's QB battle between John Mateer and Zevi Eckhaus". The Seattle Times. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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