Usage / Role
7%
Rotational offensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2022-2024Indiana
Zach Horton
TE • 6'4" • 254 lbs • Roanoke, VA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Zach Horton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a tight end
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
2223232424
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- James Madison • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama
Player Story
Zach Horton built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a tight end from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 44, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of Zach Horton's career was his receiving...
Read the story3★
- Committed To
- James Madison
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Zach Horton, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison. Zach Horton reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 623
- Receptions
- 61
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Zach Horton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 623
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
- Top game
- South Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northside · James Madison
- High school pipeline
- Northside · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 44 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 189 receiving yards · TE 115th (top 26%) · Big Ten 87th (top 32%) · National 664th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 6 | 13 | 159 | 2 | 61.4 |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 11 | 26 | 266 | 6 | 56.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 10 | 20 | 182 | 4 | 59.2 |
Related Context
Keep exploring Zach Horton
Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison to Indiana | G5/FCS to P4 | 77.5 | Dec 5, 2023 |
Zach Horton played TE for James Madison and Indiana. Across 3 tracked seasons, Zach Horton recorded 623 receiving yards, 1 tackles, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
James Madison paired 159 primary output with 75.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 64.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 James Madison, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2024 Postseason · Indiana
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
18.9
Efficiency
64.5
Usage
10.9
Consistency
67.5
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Active game
Hover over a point
Hover or select a game to keep its context visible here without the page shifting around.
Game-by-Game Trend
Follow how the selected stat changes from one game to the next. Spikes mark standout outings, while dips show quieter weeks.
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 7. Florida International: 36. UCLA: 31. Maryland: 18. Northwestern: 4. Nebraska: 21. Washington: 14. Michigan State: 17. Michigan: 15. Purdue: 26
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.
Low volumeHigh quality
High volumeHigh quality
Low volumeLower quality
High volumeLower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 1 by 46.7. Florida International: 3 by 80. UCLA: 4 by 51.7. Maryland: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 1 by 26.7. Nebraska: 4 by 35. Washington: 2 by 46.7. Michigan State: 1 by 100. Michigan: 1 by 100. Purdue: 3 by 57.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins20.2 · Games = 9 · +13.2 vs Losses
Losses7 · Games = 1 · -13.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | @ Notre Dame | L 17-27 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 12/1 | vs Purdue | W 66-0 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Michigan | W 20-15 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Michigan State | W 47-10 | — | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Washington | W 31-17 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Nebraska | W 56-7 | — | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Northwestern | W 41-24 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Maryland | W 42-28 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ UCLA | W 42-13 | — | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida International | W 31-7 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
Player Story
Zach Horton story
Zach Horton built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a tight end from Roanoke, VA wearing No. 44, spending time with Indiana and James Madison. The clearest part of Zach Horton's career was his receiving role: 61 catches, 623 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Zach Horton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
James Madison
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20222023202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 159 | 75.9 | 11.4 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | James Madison | 275 | 56.3 | 12.4 | 116 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 275 | 56.3 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Indiana | 189 | 64.5 | 10.9 | -86 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Indiana | 189 | 64.5 | 10.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Alabama
Week 5 · W 31-23 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
116
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
116 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Florida International
Week 1 · W 31-7
36
Receiving Yards
82.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#3
@ Arkansas State
Week 6 · W 42-20 · Conference game
47
Receiving Yards
78.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Marshall
Week 8 · L 12-26 · Conference game
31
Receiving Yards
70.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31 receiving yards with a 68.9 efficiency score.
#5
vs Georgia State
Week 12 · W 42-40 · Conference game
32
Receiving Yards
66.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · James Madison
159 primary output · 75.9 efficiency · 11.4 usage
61.4
#2
2024 Postseason · Indiana
59.2
189 primary · 64.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Indiana
59.2
189 primary · 64.5 efficiency · 10.9 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
Next best actions
Keep exploring Zach Horton
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.