Player Dossier

2006-2009

UAB

Zach Lankford

TE • 6'4" • Dacula, GA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Zach Lankford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

1%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

13

Developing production for a tight end

lowelite

Reliability

4

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

20

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · UAB

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Zach Lankford built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a tight end from Dacula, GA wearing No. 84, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Zach Lankford's career was his receiving role: 22 catches, 245...

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2★

Recruit Profile

Class 2005 · Rating 0.7444

Dacula · Dacula, GA

Committed To
UAB
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2005

Zach Lankford, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · UAB. Zach Lankford reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
245
Receptions
22
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Zach Lankford quick answers

Latest team and position
UAB · TE
Career Receiving Yards
245
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
Best season
2008 Regular Season · UAB
Top game
Memphis
Recruit profile
2-star · Dacula · UAB
High school pipeline
Dacula · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 84 · Class 2009
2009 Receiving yards rank
32 receiving yards · TE 208th (top 74%) · Conference USA 130th (top 74%) · National 1,235th (top 73%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2006 Regular SeasonUAB116042.7
2007 Regular SeasonUAB2317033.4
2008 Regular SeasonUAB1016190264.8
2009 Regular SeasonUAB2232035.5

Related Context

Zach Lankford played TE for UAB. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zach Lankford recorded 245 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with UAB.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season

UAB paired 190 primary output with 65.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2009 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 50 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2009 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2009 Regular Season · UAB

Games

2

Receiving Yards / G

16

Efficiency

50

Usage

7.5

Consistency

50

Best Game by takeover score

Rice

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Game-by-Game Trend

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rice: 35. Troy: -3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins35 · Games = 1 · +38 vs Losses
Losses-3 · Games = 1 · -38 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

100 vs Rice

Result
Sat 9/19@ TroyL 14-271-3-3-300
Sat 9/5vs RiceW 44-241353535035

Player Story

Zach Lankford story

Zach Lankford built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a tight end from Dacula, GA wearing No. 84, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Zach Lankford's career was his receiving role: 22 catches, 245 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Zach Lankford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UAB

    2006-2009

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2006200720082009
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2006 Regular SeasonUAB6408.3
2007 Regular SeasonUAB1733.48.911
2008 Regular SeasonUAB19065.39.1173
2009 Regular SeasonUAB32507.5-158

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Memphis

Week 6 · L 30-33 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

40

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Rice

Week 1 · W 44-24 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

75.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Florida Atlantic

Week 2 · L 34-49

36

Receiving Yards

71.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Houston

Week 7 · L 20-45 · Conference game

33

Receiving Yards

65.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.

#5

vs Southern Miss

Week 10 · L 7-37 · Conference game

14

Receiving Yards

62 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

14 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2008 Regular Season · UAB

190 primary output · 65.3 efficiency · 9.1 usage

64.8

#2

2006 Regular Season · UAB

42.7

6 primary · 40 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · UAB

35.5

32 primary · 50 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games