Zach Rowell holds the RDE · Starter spot in Stanford Cardinal’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Zach Rowell is a 6'3", 285-pound right defensive end for Stanford from San Diego, California. A redshirt senior in 2026, Rowell recorded 15 total tackles, 0.5 sacks, and two quarterback hurries across all 12 games in 2025. He notched a career-high three tackles and his lone sack of the season against Cal in the 128th Big Game (Nov. 22). During his junior campaign in 2024, Rowell appeared in all 12 contests with four starts, compiling 13 tackles, five solo tackles, and 1.5 tackles-for-loss. He made his collegiate debut against UCLA in 2023, recording three tackles and one sack in that game.