Usage Score
27.4
Player Dossier
2008-2012California
Zach Maynard
QB • 6'2" • Greensboro, NC, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Zach Maynard is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
56.5
Consistency
81
Season Value
59.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · California
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Buffalo • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Scouting Read
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Zach Maynard, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · California. Zach Maynard is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Zach Maynard played QB for Buffalo and California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zach Maynard recorded 7,905 passing yards, 496 rushing yards, and 35 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
California paired 3,098 primary output with 58.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 56.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Buffalo, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with 312 yards of offense and 61.7 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · California
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
224.6
Efficiency
56.5
Usage
27.4
Consistency
81
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 236. Southern Utah: 268. Ohio State: 234. USC: 171. Arizona State: 106. UCLA: 287. Washington State: 267. Stanford: 204. Utah: 312. Washington: 161
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nevada: 35 by 56.2. Southern Utah: 29 by 76.1. Ohio State: 47 by 55.6. USC: 52 by 43.5. Arizona State: 40 by 42.4. UCLA: 39 by 63. Washington State: 33 by 68.1. Stanford: 39 by 51.5. Utah: 43 by 61.7. Washington: 37 by 47.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins274 · Games = 3 · +70.6 vs Losses
Losses203.4 · Games = 7 · -70.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
76.1 vs Southern Utah
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/3 | vs Washington | L 13-21 | 15 | 29 | 175 | 51.7 | 0 | 1 | 47.1 | 8 | -14 | -1.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Utah | L 27-49 | 20 | 32 | 288 | 62.5 | 2 | 1 | 61.7 | 11 | 24 | 2.20 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Stanford | L 3-21 | 19 | 31 | 214 | 61.3 | 0 | 1 | 51.5 | 8 | -10 | -1.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 10/14 | @ Washington StateDual-threat | W 31-17 | 14 | 23 | 189 | 60.9 | 1 | 2 | 68.1 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 1 | 14 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs UCLA3+ TD | W 43-17 | 25 | 30 | 295 | 83.3 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 9 | -8 | -0.90 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Arizona State | L 17-27 | 9 | 28 | 126 | 32.1 | 1 | 0 | 42.4 | 12 | -20 | -1.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ USC | L 9-27 | 18 | 33 | 173 | 54.5 | 0 | 2 | 43.5 | 19 | -2 | -0.10 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Ohio State | L 28-35 | 26 | 37 | 280 | 70.3 | 1 | 1 | 55.6 | 10 | -46 | -4.60 | 1 | 3 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Southern Utah | W 50-31 | 17 | 23 | 229 | 73.9 | 1 | 1 | 76.1 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Nevada | L 24-31 | 17 | 30 | 245 | 56.7 | 2 | 0 | 56.2 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 2 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Buffalo
2008-2009
Opening stop
- 2
California
2011-2012
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201120112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Buffalo | 63 | 36.5 | 3.6 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2,994 | 61.2 | 21 | 2,931 |
| 2011 Postseason | California | 3,098 | 58.5 | 18.9 | 104 |
| 2011 Regular Season | California | 3,098 | 58.5 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 2,246 | 56.5 | 27.4 | -852 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Utah
Loss with 312 yards of offense and 61.7 efficiency.
312
Primary metric
312 total offense with 61.7 efficiency.
#2
Pittsburgh
392
Primary metric
Loss with 392 yards of offense and 63.1 efficiency.
392 total offense with 63.1 efficiency.
#3
Fresno State
318
Primary metric
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
318 total offense with 71.1 efficiency.
#4
Utah
291
Primary metric
Win with 291 yards of offense and 68.7 efficiency.
291 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.
#5
Southern Utah
268
Primary metric
Win with 268 yards of offense and 76.1 efficiency.
268 total offense with 76.1 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · California
3,098 primary output · 58.5 efficiency · 18.9 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · California
65.1
3,098 primary · 58.5 efficiency · 18.9 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Buffalo
63.7
2,994 primary · 61.2 efficiency · 21 usage
Milestones
11
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
5
3+ TD games
17
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
8,401
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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