Player Dossier

2009-2012

Nevada

Zach Sudfeld

TE • 6'7" • Modesto, CA, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Zach Sudfeld reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

8%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

99

Top-tier box-score impact for a tight end

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

72

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Nevada

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Nevada
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

Player Story

Zach Sudfeld built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Modesto, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Zach Sudfeld's career was his receiving role: 47 catches,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.7667

Humble · Humble, TX

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Zach Sudfeld, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Nevada. Zach Sudfeld reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
609
Receptions
47
Touchdowns
9

Quick Answers

Zach Sudfeld quick answers

Latest team and position
Nevada · TE
Career Receiving Yards
609
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
Best season
2009 Regular Season · Nevada
Top game
Air Force
Recruit profile
2-star · Humble
High school pipeline
Humble · 18 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 44 · Class 2012
2012 Receiving yards rank
598 receiving yards · TE 9th (top 3%) · Mountain West 10th (top 7%) · National 153rd (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonNevada1-00100
2010 Regular SeasonNevada118043.9
2011 Regular SeasonNevada113033.7
2012 PostseasonNevada13245280.7
2012 Regular SeasonNevada1343553780.7

Related Context

Zach Sudfeld played TE for Nevada. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zach Sudfeld recorded 609 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Nevada.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season

Nevada paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 83.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

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

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2012 Postseason · Nevada

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

46

Efficiency

83.3

Usage

17.7

Consistency

80.6

Best Game by takeover score

Air Force

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 45. California: 41. South Florida: 67. Northwestern State: 43. Hawai'i: 41. Texas State: 40. Wyoming: 44. UNLV: 28. San Diego State: 50. Air Force: 79. Fresno State: 11. New Mexico: 42. Boise State: 67

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 2 by 100. California: 4 by 68.3. South Florida: 5 by 89.3. Northwestern State: 2 by 100. Hawai'i: 3 by 91.1. Texas State: 5 by 53.3. Wyoming: 3 by 97.8. UNLV: 3 by 62.2. San Diego State: 5 by 66.7. Air Force: 6 by 87.8. Fresno State: 1 by 73.3. New Mexico: 3 by 93.3. Boise State: 3 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins39.9 · Games = 7 · -13.3 vs Losses
Losses53.2 · Games = 6 · +13.3 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Air Force

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arizona

Result
Sat 12/15@ Arizona2+ TDL 48-4924522.522.50228
Sat 12/1vs Boise StateL 21-2736722.322.30047
Sat 11/17@ New MexicoW 31-243421414020
Sun 11/11vs Fresno StateL 36-521111111011
Sat 10/27@ Air ForceL 31-4867913.213.20020
Sun 10/21vs San Diego StateL 38-395501010016
Sat 10/13@ UNLVW 42-373289.39.30111
Sat 10/6vs WyomingW 35-2834414.714.70125
Sat 9/29@ Texas State2+ TDW 34-2154088213
Sun 9/23@ Hawai'iW 69-2434113.713.70120
Sat 9/15vs Northwestern StateW 45-3424321.521.50125
Sat 9/8vs South FloridaL 31-3256713.413.40028
Sat 9/1@ CaliforniaW 31-2444110.310.30016

Player Story

Zach Sudfeld story

Zach Sudfeld built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Modesto, CA wearing No. 44, spending time with Nevada. The clearest part of Zach Sudfeld's career was his receiving role: 47 catches, 609 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Nevada. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Nevada.

The arc is straightforward: Zach Sudfeld 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

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    Nevada

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNevada0
2010 Regular SeasonNevada853.36.38
2011 Regular SeasonNevada3204.3-5
2012 PostseasonNevada59883.317.7595
2012 Regular SeasonNevada59883.317.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Air Force

Week 9 · L 31-48 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

79

Receiving Yards

95.9 takeover

79 receiving yards with a 87.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Boise State

Week 14 · L 21-27 · Conference game

67

Receiving Yards

85.4 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs South Florida

Week 2 · L 31-32

67

Receiving Yards

78.6 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 89.3 efficiency score.

#4

@ Hawai'i

Week 4 · W 69-24 · Conference game

41

Receiving Yards

71.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

41 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.

#5

@ New Mexico

Week 12 · W 31-24 · Conference game

42

Receiving Yards

67.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Nevada

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2012 Postseason · Nevada

80.7

598 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 17.7 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Nevada

80.7

598 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 17.7 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games