Usage Score
11.5
Player Dossier
2015-2020Tulsa
Zach Smith
QB • 6'3" • 227 lbs • Grandview, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Zach Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
52.5
Consistency
73.6
Season Value
49.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Baylor • Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Scouting Read
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Zach Smith, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Tulsa. Zach Smith is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.5 usage in the latest tracked season.
Zach Smith played QB for Baylor and Tulsa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zach Smith recorded 8,222 passing yards, -263 rushing yards, and 3 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Tulsa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Tulsa paired 3,183 primary output with 56.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 52.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Baylor, Tulsa.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Win with 233 yards of offense and 77 efficiency. It landed in the 55.6th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2020 Postseason · Tulsa
Games
9
Primary Metric / G
209.3
Efficiency
52.5
Usage
11.5
Consistency
73.6
Best Game by takeover score
South Florida
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 348. Oklahoma State: 165. UCF: 251. South Florida: 233. East Carolina: 261. SMU: 306. Tulane: 6. Navy: 169. Cincinnati: 145
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. Mississippi State: 56 by 50.7. Oklahoma State: 33 by 50.2. UCF: 32 by 55.8. South Florida: 24 by 77. East Carolina: 43 by 50. SMU: 44 by 57.3. Tulane: 8 by 39.2. Navy: 26 by 51.5. Cincinnati: 33 by 40.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins204.3 · Games = 6 · -15 vs Losses
Losses219.3 · Games = 3 · +15 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
South Florida
Best efficiency game
77 vs South Florida
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/31 | @ Mississippi State300-yard game | L 26-28 | 26 | 46 | 347 | 56.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.7 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 12/20 | @ Cincinnati | L 24-27 | 13 | 30 | 166 | 43.3 | 1 | 2 | 40.7 | 3 | -21 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Navy | W 19-6 | 10 | 25 | 168 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 51.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri 11/20 | vs Tulane | W 30-24 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun 11/15 | vs SMU300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 28-24 | 26 | 38 | 325 | 68.4 | 3 | 1 | 57.3 | 6 | -19 | -3.20 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs East Carolina | W 34-30 | 19 | 37 | 253 | 51.4 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 1.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Fri 10/23 | @ South Florida | W 42-13 | 16 | 24 | 233 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ UCF3+ TD | W 34-26 | 17 | 29 | 273 | 58.6 | 3 | 1 | 55.8 | 3 | -22 | -7.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Oklahoma State | L 7-16 | 18 | 28 | 164 | 64.3 | 1 | 1 | 50.2 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 0 | 6 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Baylor
2015-2017
Opening stop
- 2
Tulsa
2019-2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Baylor | 1,500 | 51.5 | 10 | 1,500 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 1,500 | 51.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 1,392 | 46.9 | 12.8 | -108 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulsa | 3,183 | 56.3 | 17.3 | 1,791 |
| 2020 Postseason | Tulsa | 1,884 | 52.5 | 11.5 | -1,299 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulsa | 1,884 | 52.5 | 11.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Florida
Win with 233 yards of offense and 77 efficiency.
233
Primary metric
233 total offense with 77 efficiency.
#2
Houston
355
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
355 total offense with 54.3 efficiency.
#3
Oklahoma
440
Primary metric
Loss with 440 yards of offense and 60.8 efficiency.
440 total offense with 60.8 efficiency.
#4
Boise State
377
Primary metric
Win with 377 yards of offense and 61.1 efficiency.
377 total offense with 61.1 efficiency.
#5
San José State
306
Primary metric
Win with 306 yards of offense and 84 efficiency.
306 total offense with 84 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Tulsa
3,183 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 17.3 usage
63.9
#2
2020 Postseason · Tulsa
49.2
1,884 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 11.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Tulsa
49.2
1,884 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 11.5 usage
Milestones
19
250+ passing yards
11
300+ total offense
9
3+ TD games
9
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
7,959
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 40 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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