Player Career

Zach Ertz Career Story

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Player Story

Zach Ertz story

Zach Ertz built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Alamo, CA wearing No. 86, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Zach Ertz's career was his receiving role: 112 catches, 1,434 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns across 31 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Stanford. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 31 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Stanford.

The arc is straightforward: Zach Ertz 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

    Stanford

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020102011201120122012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonStanford0
2010 PostseasonStanford19057.210.2190
2010 Regular SeasonStanford19057.210.20
2011 PostseasonStanford34675.613.4156
2011 Regular SeasonStanford34675.613.40
2012 PostseasonStanford89879.227.5552
2012 Regular SeasonStanford89879.227.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ California

Week 8 · W 21-3 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

134

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

134 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Washington

Week 5 · L 13-17 · Conference game

106

Receiving Yards

93 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

106 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Oregon State

Week 13 · W 38-0 · Conference game

65

Receiving Yards

87.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

65 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Colorado

Week 6 · W 48-7 · Conference game

78

Receiving Yards

83.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ UCLA

Week 13 · W 35-17 · Conference game

71

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 94.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Postseason · Stanford

898 primary output · 79.2 efficiency · 27.5 usage

85.3

#2

2012 Regular Season · Stanford

85.3

898 primary · 79.2 efficiency · 27.5 usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Stanford

56.2

346 primary · 75.6 efficiency · 13.4 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games