Zyron Forstall

Physical Profile

Listed at 6-4, 235 lbs. Taller than 35% and heavier than 50% of 2027 Edge Rusher prospects in the SEC Scouts database (26 with a listed size).

Play Style

He is a hyperactive, speed-first rusher who plays almost entirely in attack mode. He is most dangerous from a wide alignment in a three-point stance, where he wins the first step outright and then bends the corner. He chases plays from the backside and finishes with closing speed, so much of his run-game production comes in pursuit rather than at the point of attack. Because he is still light, he can get displaced when an offense runs right at him or reaches him with a tight end. His snaps are at their best on obvious passing downs.

Strengths

• Elite get-off: 247Sports' scouting director says he 'explodes out of a three-point stance with rare get-off.' He puts tackles in a hurry on their first kick-step and forces them to open their hips early.
• Bend and corner-flattening: he can dip under a tackle's reach and flatten to the quarterback at the top of the rush instead of being run past the pocket. This is the hardest pass-rush trait to teach, and he already has it.
• Finishing burst and pursuit: he closes on the quarterback fast once he clears the edge and makes run stops from the backside through change-of-direction efficiency. His junior year at IMG, against a national schedule, produced 28 tackles, 9 TFL, 5 sacks, 4 QB hurries and 1 PBU.
• Proven against elite competition: the 247Sports rating of 98, his top-10 standing at the UA Future 50 event, and his production after moving from Louisiana high school football to IMG's national schedule all support the five-star grade.

Areas to Improve

• Setting and holding the edge: 247Sports notes he 'can struggle to set and hold the edge.' He needs better hand placement, more length off the snap and a stronger anchor so tight ends and pulling guards don't wash him out of the run fit.
• Strength and power rush: 'much more speed than he is power at this stage.' He needs a real counter, such as a long-arm or a speed-to-power move, plus 20-25 lbs of good weight. Otherwise tackles will simply overset and run him around the pocket.
• Rust and continuity in his senior year: leaving IMG in fall 2026 puts his senior season in doubt. Missing a year of live reps at 17 would slow his technical development, although it could keep him healthy for an early-enrollment spring at A&M.

College Projection

He fits either a 4-3 defensive end or a 3-4 outside linebacker role. At Texas A&M, under Mike Elko's attacking front, the realistic plan for Year 1 (2027) is to use him as a pass-rush specialist on third downs while he adds weight. His speed is ready for SEC competition now, but his frame is not ready for every-down work. With normal strength gains he should be a starter on early downs by Year 2 and an All-SEC-caliber rusher by Years 2-3. Two things could push that timeline back: his unresolved senior-year situation, and whether he enrolls early in January 2027.

NFL Outlook

He has first-round traits. Get-off, bend and closing burst are the traits NFL teams pay for at edge rusher, and he already shows all three. His draft ceiling depends on whether he can add 20-25 lbs without losing explosiveness and develop counters and run-defense skills, which would make him a 3-down defender. If that happens, he projects as a Day 1 pick after his third college season (2029 draft eligibility). If he stays a light speed-only rusher, his range is more like Day 2 as a sub-package player.

Best Fit

His best fit is an attacking, one-gap front that aligns him wide, as a 4-3 end or 3-4 OLB, and lets him rush upfield without two-gapping. It should also have a strong strength-and-conditioning program and a defensive line coach who teaches hands. Texas A&M under Elko, with its pressure-heavy fronts and SEC-level strength program, is a good match. Two-gap systems that ask him to anchor against tackles early in his career would hide his best traits.