Portal Profile: S Zechariah Poyser

The Canes are searching for safety help in the Portal, and they have their sights set squarely on Jacksonville State’s Zechariah Poyser. The 6’2, 190-pounder native of Wildwood, FL (near the Villages) is considered one of the top safeties in the Portal.



As a redshirt freshman, he compiled 75 tackles, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries and earned an 80.1 defensive grade from Pro Football Focus (76.1 run defense and 80.1 coverage). According to Matt Zenitz at 247Sports, an SEC personnel staffer told him this week that Poyser is “one of the top young safeties in the nation and that he has All-American type potential.”

He was unrated out of high school as a wide receiver, catching 17 passes for 276 yards and 4 TDs as a senior. He also averaged 12.4 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 4.2 APG and 1.6 SPG on the hardwood.



Poyser visited Miami this weekend and is also considering Florida, Auburn, LSU and Georgia.