Player Career

Zach Smith Career Story

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

Player Story

Zach Smith story

Zach Smith built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a quarterback from Grandview, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Baylor and Tulsa. The clearest part of Zach Smith's career was his passing role: 8,222 passing yards, 53 touchdown passes, and 1,089 attempts across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Tulsa. 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 3 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor and Tulsa.

The arc is straightforward: Zach Smith 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

    Baylor

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Tulsa

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620162017201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonBaylor0
2016 PostseasonBaylor1,50051.5101,500
2016 Regular SeasonBaylor1,50051.5100
2017 Regular SeasonBaylor1,39246.912.8-108
2019 Regular SeasonTulsa3,18356.317.31,791
2020 PostseasonTulsa1,88452.511.5-1,299
2020 Regular SeasonTulsa1,88452.511.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Houston

Week 13 · L 14-24 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

355

Total Offense

74 takeover

355 total offense with 54.3 efficiency.

#2

@ South Florida

Week 8 · W 42-13 · Conference game

233

Total Offense

72 takeover

Win with 233 yards of offense and 77 efficiency.

233 total offense with 77 efficiency.

#3

@ Mississippi State

Week 1 · L 26-28 · Postseason

348

Total Offense

68.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

348 total offense with 50.7 efficiency.

#4

vs Oklahoma

Week 4 · L 41-49 · Conference game

440

Total Offense

68.4 takeover

Loss with 440 yards of offense and 60.8 efficiency.

440 total offense with 60.8 efficiency.

#5

vs Boise State

Week 1 · W 31-12 · Postseason

377

Total Offense

65.8 takeover

Win with 377 yards of offense and 61.1 efficiency.

377 total offense with 61.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Tulsa

3,183 primary output · 56.3 efficiency · 17.3 usage

69.2

#2

2020 Postseason · Tulsa

52.7

1,884 primary · 52.5 efficiency · 11.5 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Tulsa

52.7

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