Player Career

Zach Collaros Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Zach Collaros story

Zach Collaros built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Steubenville, OH wearing No. 12, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Zach Collaros' career was his passing role: 6,272 passing yards, 51 touchdown passes, 783 attempts, and 809 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Cincinnati. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 809 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Cincinnati.

The arc is straightforward: Zach Collaros moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Cincinnati

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonCincinnati3149.39.7
2009 Regular SeasonCincinnati1,77867.723.11,747
2010 Regular SeasonCincinnati3,10458.135.91,326
2011 PostseasonCincinnati2,16859.422.7-936
2011 Regular SeasonCincinnati2,16859.422.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UConn

Week 10 · W 47-45 · Conference game

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

555

Total Offense

88.8 takeover

555 total offense with 84 efficiency.

#2

vs South Florida

Week 8 · L 30-38 · Conference game

490

Total Offense

79.6 takeover

Loss with 490 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.

490 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.

#3

@ NC State

Week 3 · L 19-30

342

Total Offense

78.2 takeover

Loss with 342 yards of offense and 64.8 efficiency.

342 total offense with 64.8 efficiency.

#4

@ UConn

Week 13 · L 17-38 · Conference game

372

Total Offense

77.3 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

372 total offense with 56 efficiency.

#5

@ Miami (OH)

Week 5 · W 27-0

340

Total Offense

77.1 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

340 total offense with 63.9 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Cincinnati

3,104 primary output · 58.1 efficiency · 35.9 usage

77.7

#2

2011 Postseason · Cincinnati

62

2,168 primary · 59.4 efficiency · 22.7 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Cincinnati

62

2,168 primary · 59.4 efficiency · 22.7 usage

Milestones

12

250+ passing yards

11

300+ total offense

13

3+ TD games

19

Above avg efficiency