Player Dossier

2009-2012

Colorado

Zach Grossnickle

P • 6'2" • Denver, CO, USA

Impact contributor

Zach Grossnickle shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

Production sample still building

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

87

Elite ceiling indicators

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Colorado

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Colorado
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Zach Grossnickle built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a punter from Denver, CO wearing No. 15, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Zach Grossnickle's career was his field-position work: 60...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8244

East · Denver, CO

Committed To
Colorado
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Zach Grossnickle, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Colorado. Zach Grossnickle shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.

Quick Answers

Zach Grossnickle quick answers

Latest team and position
Colorado · P
Career Touchdowns
0
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
Best season
2010 Regular Season · Colorado
Top game
Nebraska
Recruit profile
3-star · East · Colorado
High school pipeline
East · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2012

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTDPrimaryOverall
2009 Regular SeasonColorado000-
2010 Regular SeasonColorado1200100
2011 Regular SeasonColorado000-
2012 Regular SeasonColorado000-

Related Context

Zach Grossnickle is listed as a P for Colorado. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season

Colorado paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2010 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Regular Season · Colorado

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 0. California: 0. Hawai'i: 0. Georgia: 0. Missouri: 0. Baylor: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas: 0. Iowa State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Nebraska: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 7 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Touchdowns

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

— vs Nebraska

Result
Fri 11/26@ NebraskaL 17-45
Sat 11/20vs Kansas StateW 44-36
Sat 11/13vs Iowa StateW 34-14
Sat 11/6@ KansasL 45-52
Sun 10/31@ OklahomaL 10-43
Sat 10/23vs Texas TechL 24-27
Sat 10/16vs BaylorL 25-31
Sat 10/9@ MissouriL 0-26
Sat 10/2vs GeorgiaW 29-27
Sat 9/18vs Hawai'iW 31-13
Sat 9/11@ CaliforniaL 7-52
Sat 9/4@ Colorado StateW 24-3

Player Story

Zach Grossnickle story

Zach Grossnickle built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a punter from Denver, CO wearing No. 15, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Zach Grossnickle's career was his field-position work: 60 punts and 2,368 punting yards across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Colorado. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.

The arc is straightforward: Zach Grossnickle 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

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    Colorado

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonColorado0
2010 Regular SeasonColorado00
2011 Regular SeasonColorado00
2012 Regular SeasonColorado00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Nebraska

Week 13 · L 17-45 · Conference game

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

0 primary-metric impact.

#2

vs Kansas State

Week 12 · W 44-36 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#3

vs Iowa State

Week 11 · W 34-14 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Win with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#4

@ Kansas

Week 10 · L 45-52 · Conference game

0

Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

#5

@ Oklahoma

Week 9 · L 10-43 · Conference game

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Touchdowns

0 takeover

Loss with a strong all-around stat line.

0 primary-metric impact.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Colorado

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Colorado

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Colorado

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games