Usage / Role
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Featured offensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Purdue
Zander Horvath
RB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Mishawaka, IN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Zander Horvath leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Zander Horvath built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Mishawaka, IN wearing No. 40, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Zander Horvath's career was his backfield work:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 39
- Overall
- No. 260
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Zander Horvath, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Purdue. Zander Horvath leans balanced backfield option traits and 41 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,794
- Rushing yards
- 1,181
- Receiving yards
- 613
- Touchdowns
- 9
Quick Answers
Zander Horvath quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,794
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Indiana
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 7 · Pick 39 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Junior
- 2021 Scrimmage yards rank
- 428 scrimmage yards · RB 233rd (top 35%) · Big Ten 57th (top 20%) · National 553rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 80 | 42 | 38 | 1 | 29.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 10 | 519 | 377 | 142 | 3 | 50.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 767 | 442 | 325 | 2 | 85.2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 8 | 79 | 58 | 21 | 0 | 58.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 8 | 349 | 262 | 87 | 3 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Zander Horvath played RB for Purdue. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zander Horvath recorded 1,181 rushing yards, 613 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Purdue paired 767 primary output with 55.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Loss with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
6
Scrimmage Yards / G
127.8
Efficiency
55.9
Usage
37.2
Consistency
84.8
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 134. Illinois: 173. Northwestern: 121. Minnesota: 118. Rutgers: 162. Nebraska: 59
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 23 by 62.7. Illinois: 29 by 53.8. Northwestern: 19 by 39.7. Minnesota: 15 by 75.3. Rutgers: 23 by 62.6. Nebraska: 11 by 41.1
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins153.5 · Games = 2 · +38.5 vs Losses
Losses115 · Games = 4 · -38.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
75.3 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/5 | vs Nebraska | L 27-37 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 5.4 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Rutgers100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 30-37 | 19 | 101 | 5.30 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 7.0 |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Minnesota | L 31-34 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 7.9 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Northwestern | L 20-27 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 0 | 9 | 100 | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-24 | 22 | 102 | 4.60 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 6.0 |
| Sat 10/24 | vs Iowa100 rush yards | W 24-20 | 21 | 129 | 6.10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5.8 |
Player Story
Zander Horvath story
Zander Horvath built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a running back from Mishawaka, IN wearing No. 40, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Zander Horvath's career was his backfield work: 1,181 rushing yards, 268 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 613 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 613 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 70 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zander Horvath's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 80 | 54.3 | 3.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 519 | 43.1 | 16.8 | 439 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 767 | 55.9 | 37.2 | 248 |
| 2021 Postseason | Purdue | 428 | 41 | 22.2 | -339 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Purdue | 428 | 41 | 22.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 14 · L 41-44 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
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Scrimmage Yards
91.2 takeover
188 scrimmage yards and 44.3 usage.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 13 · L 30-37 · Conference game
162
Scrimmage Yards
85.4 takeover
Loss with 162 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
162 scrimmage yards and 43.4 usage.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 31-24 · Conference game
173
Scrimmage Yards
84.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
173 scrimmage yards and 48.3 usage.
#4
vs Iowa
Week 8 · W 24-20 · Conference game
134
Scrimmage Yards
80.1 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
134 scrimmage yards and 41.8 usage.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 30-21
92
Scrimmage Yards
79.8 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
92 scrimmage yards and 40.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Purdue
767 primary output · 55.9 efficiency · 37.2 usage
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#2
2021 Postseason · Purdue
58.9
428 primary · 41 efficiency · 22.2 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Purdue
58.9
428 primary · 41 efficiency · 22.2 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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