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#6 Linus Zunk

Class  RS SR/TRFrom  Vanderbilt (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'6" · 262 lbHometown  Berlin, Germany · Rabun Gap-Nacochee HS (Ga.)

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LDE1

Placement

Starter

Room

EDGE

Experience

5-SR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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EDGE room context

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Linus Zunk holds the LDE · Starter spot in Washington State Cougars’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LDE · StarterLinus ZunkStarter

RDE · StarterMatyus McLainStarter

LDE · BackupEduwa OkundayeBackup

RDE · BackupMichael HughesBackup

Transfer history

2026Vanderbilt→Washington State Cougars

Background & career

Linus Zunk is a 6'6", 262-pound left defensive end from Berlin, Germany, who attended Rabun Gap-Nacoochee High School in Georgia. After redshirting in 2022, he played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman in 2023, recording seven tackles. In 2024, he appeared in all 13 games with 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2.5 tackles for loss, including a career-best five tackles against South Carolina. During his 2025 redshirt junior season at Vanderbilt, Zunk played in all 13 games, totaling 15 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and three sacks. He enrolled at Washington State in January 2026 and will participate in spring practices as a redshirt senior.

Vanderbilt2022 – 2025

Washington State2026 — present

Previous schoolVanderbiltRecruiting3-star · No. 1025 nationalOriginBerlin, Germany · Rabun Gap-Nacochee HS (Ga.)