Usage Score
9.2
Player Dossier
2010-2014Virginia
TE • 6'6" • Katy, TX, USA
Zachary Swanson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
9.2
Efficiency
80
Consistency
70.7
Season Value
64.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Zachary Swanson, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Virginia. Zachary Swanson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Virginia paired 185 primary output with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
23.1
Efficiency
80
Usage
9.2
Consistency
70.7
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 15. Pittsburgh: 28. Duke: 21. North Carolina: 11. Georgia Tech: 25. Florida State: 44. Miami: 7. Virginia Tech: 34
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 1 by 100. Pittsburgh: 1 by 100. Duke: 1 by 100. North Carolina: 2 by 36.7. Georgia Tech: 2 by 83.3. Florida State: 3 by 97.8. Miami: 1 by 46.7. Virginia Tech: 3 by 75.6
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Virginia Tech | L 20-24 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 1 | 20 |
| Sun 11/23 | vs Miami | W 30-13 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Florida State | L 20-34 | — | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 14.70 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Georgia Tech | L 10-35 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs North Carolina | L 27-28 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Duke | L 13-20 | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Pittsburgh | W 24-19 | — | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs UCLA | L 20-28 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Virginia
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Virginia | 88 | 42.8 | 5.7 | 88 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Virginia | 173 | 62.1 | 10.9 | 85 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Virginia | 185 | 80 | 9.2 | 12 |
#1 Featured game
Florida State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
44
Primary metric
44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.
#2
NC State
40
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Maryland
36
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Oregon
43
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
43 receiving yards with a 71.7 efficiency score.
#5
Maryland
36
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Virginia
185 primary output · 80 efficiency · 9.2 usage
64.6
#2
2013 Regular Season · Virginia
59.6
173 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 10.9 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Virginia
29.1
88 primary · 42.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Recruit Profile
Class 2010 · Rating 0.8567
Katy · Katy, TX
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
446
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
Zachary Swanson quick answers
Recruiting profile
3-star recruit