Usage Score
6.7
Player Dossier
2015-2017Syracuse
Zack Mahoney
QB • 6'2" • 217 lbs • LaGrange Park, IL, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Zack Mahoney is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
34.8
Consistency
7
Season Value
25.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
151617
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Syracuse
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Zack Mahoney, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Syracuse. Zack Mahoney is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.7 usage in the latest tracked season.
Zack Mahoney played QB for Syracuse. Across 3 tracked seasons, Zack Mahoney recorded 1,949 passing yards, 242 rushing yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Syracuse.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Syracuse paired 990 primary output with 63.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 34.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wake Forest
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
Games
7
Primary Metric / G
73.6
Efficiency
34.8
Usage
6.7
Consistency
7
Best Game by takeover score
Wake Forest
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 5. Central Michigan: 3. LSU: 0. Clemson: -2. Florida State: 37. Wake Forest: 422. Louisville: 50
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 43.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 30. LSU: 1 by 33.3. Clemson: 1 by 0. Florida State: 13 by 48.3. Wake Forest: 68 by 60.6. Louisville: 17 by 28.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -102.3 vs Losses
Losses102.8 · Games = 5 · +102.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Wake Forest
Best efficiency game
60.6 vs Wake Forest
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/18 | @ Louisville | L 10-56 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 28.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Wake Forest300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 43-64 | 33 | 60 | 384 | 55.0 | 3 | 2 | 60.6 | 8 | 38 | 4.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Florida State | L 24-27 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri 10/13 | vs Clemson | W 27-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ LSU | L 26-35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Central Michigan | W 41-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 23-30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 9 |
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Syracuse | 686 | 65.7 | 19.9 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Syracuse | 990 | 63.1 | 21.2 | 304 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Syracuse | 515 | 34.8 | 6.7 | -475 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Pittsburgh
Loss with 489 yards of offense and 65.4 efficiency.
489
Primary metric
489 total offense with 65.4 efficiency.
#2
Wake Forest
422
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
422 total offense with 60.6 efficiency.
#3
LSU
194
Primary metric
Loss with 194 yards of offense and 55.6 efficiency.
194 total offense with 55.6 efficiency.
#4
NC State
166
Primary metric
Loss with 166 yards of offense and 50.1 efficiency.
166 total offense with 50.1 efficiency.
#5
Clemson
156
Primary metric
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
156 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Syracuse
990 primary output · 63.1 efficiency · 21.2 usage
52.4
#2
2015 Regular Season · Syracuse
50.4
686 primary · 65.7 efficiency · 19.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Syracuse
25.1
515 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 6.7 usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
3
3+ TD games
10
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
2,191
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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