Zevi Eckhaus

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Zevi Eckhaus
Washington State Cougars–No. 4
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career history
College
High school Culver 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)

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

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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 competed with John Mateer for Washington State's starting quarterback job, with Eckhaus being named the back-up to Mateer to begin the season. [13] [14] [15] At the conclusion of the regular season, Mateer transferred to Oklahoma, and Eckhaus was named the starting quarterback against Syracuse in the 2024 Holiday Bowl. [16] In the Holiday Bowl, he threw for 363 yards and totaled four touchdowns and two interceptions in a 52–35 loss. [17] After the game, Eckhaus entered the transfer portal. [18] [19] However, just two days later, he withdrew his name from the portal. [20]

Eckhaus was named the back-up behind Jaxon Potter to begin the 2025 season. [21] Following poor performance from Potter, Eckhaus was named the Cougar's starting quarterback against Washington in the Apple Cup. [22] In his first start of the season, he combined for three touchdowns and two interceptions in the 59–24 defeat. [23]

Statistics

SeasonTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
2021 Bryant 11107–323337162.82,3926.4213133.1712423.42
2022 Bryant 11114–725341660.83,2287.82615139.4721652.32
2023 Bryant 11116–523837962.82,9077.7287147.9783534.50
2024 Washington State 210–1375074.04248.542163.611282.51
2025 Washington State 321–1497565.35407.242138.121432.02
Career383518−178081,28962.79,4447.38329141.02558443.37

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.
  14. ↑ "WSU to announce starting quarterback next Monday". krem.com. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ Sports, Austin Getz and Brock Craven-SWX Local (August 20, 2024). "Dickert, Mateer praise Eckhaus after he was named WSU's QB2: "He's gonna be ready if his number is called"". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Opportunity knocks for Washington State backup QB Zevi Eckhaus at DirecTV Holiday Bowl". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "In Holiday Bowl loss, WSU QB Zevi Eckhaus makes his case to start next year". The Seattle Times. December 28, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Now the WSU Cougars' other QB is entering the transfer portal". Seattle Sports. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  19. ↑ "WSU QB Zevi Eckhaus announces he's entering the transfer portal". Spokesman-Review. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  20. ↑ "WSU quarterback withdraws name from transfer portal". The Seattle Times. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ Craven, Brock (September 3, 2025). "Despite Potter named QB1, Rogers says Eckhaus will still contribute: "Will continue to be a battle"". Nonstop Local SWX Sports. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  22. ↑ "WSU announces Zevi Eckhaus as starting QB in Apple Cup". Spokesman.com. September 20, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  23. ↑ "In Apple Cup, WSU QB Zevi Eckhaus proved he could make sharp throws on the move. Can the Cougs keep giving him time?". Spokesman.com. September 23, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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