Usage / Role
68%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Penn State
Zach Zwinak
RB • 6'1" • Frederick, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Zach Zwinak leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Zach Zwinak built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Frederick, MD wearing No. 28, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Zach Zwinak's career was his backfield work: 2,108...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Zach Zwinak, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Penn State. Zach Zwinak leans balanced backfield option traits and 28.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,312
- Rushing yards
- 2,108
- Receiving yards
- 204
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Zach Zwinak quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,312
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Linganore · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Linganore · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 28 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 112 scrimmage yards · RB 377th (top 69%) · Big Ten 141st (top 55%) · National 1,297th (top 56%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 1,177 | 1,000 | 177 | 7 | 80.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 1,016 | 989 | 27 | 12 | 69.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 112 | 112 | 0 | 3 | 33.5 |
Related Context
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Zach Zwinak played RB for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zach Zwinak recorded 2,108 rushing yards, 204 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Penn State paired 1,177 primary output with 48.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 47.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UCF
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 75th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
84.7
Efficiency
47.1
Usage
30.2
Consistency
56.6
Best Game by takeover score
UCF
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Syracuse: 66. Eastern Michigan: 46. UCF: 147. Kent State: 65. Indiana: 72. Michigan: 24. Ohio State: 8. Illinois: 25. Minnesota: 150. Purdue: 149. Nebraska: 149. Wisconsin: 115
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Syracuse: 25 by 26.9. Eastern Michigan: 8 by 62.4. UCF: 22 by 65.9. Kent State: 15 by 45.1. Indiana: 17 by 44.1. Michigan: 8 by 31.3. Ohio State: 3 by 27.8. Illinois: 6 by 43.4. Minnesota: 26 by 60.1. Purdue: 26 by 59.7. Nebraska: 35 by 44.3. Wisconsin: 22 by 54.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins70 · Games = 7 · -35.2 vs Losses
Losses105.2 · Games = 5 · +35.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UCF
Best efficiency game
65.9 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Wisconsin100 rush yards | W 31-24 | 22 | 115 | 5.20 | 0 | — | — | 5.2 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Nebraska100 rush yards | L 20-23 | 35 | 149 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Purdue100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 45-21 | 26 | 149 | 5.70 | 3 | — | — | 5.7 |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Minnesota100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 10-24 | 26 | 150 | 5.80 | 1 | — | — | 5.8 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Illinois | W 24-17 | 6 | 25 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Ohio State | L 14-63 | 3 | 8 | 2.70 | 0 | — | — | 2.7 |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Michigan | W 43-40 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Indiana | L 24-44 | 17 | 72 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Kent State2+ TD | W 34-0 | 15 | 65 | 4.30 | 3 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UCF100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 31-34 | 21 | 128 | 6.10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Eastern Michigan2+ TD | W 45-7 | 7 | 43 | 6.10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Syracuse | W 23-17 | 24 | 61 | 2.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 |
Player Story
Zach Zwinak story
Zach Zwinak built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Frederick, MD wearing No. 28, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Zach Zwinak's career was his backfield work: 2,108 rushing yards, 456 carries, 21 rushing touchdowns, and 204 receiving yards across 30 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Penn State. 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. His career also includes 204 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 30 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Zach Zwinak 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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Penn State
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102011201220132014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 7 | 20.9 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,177 | 48.7 | 34.5 | 1,170 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 1,016 | 47.1 | 30.2 | -161 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 112 | 28.9 | 11.8 | -904 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 11 · L 23-32 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
178
Scrimmage Yards
90.3 takeover
178 scrimmage yards and 44.2 usage.
#2
vs UCF
Week 3 · L 31-34
147
Scrimmage Yards
88 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
147 scrimmage yards and 39.3 usage.
#3
@ Minnesota
Week 11 · L 10-24 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
150 scrimmage yards and 53.1 usage.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 12 · W 45-21 · Conference game
149
Scrimmage Yards
86.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
149 scrimmage yards and 35.1 usage.
#5
vs Wisconsin
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
184
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
184 scrimmage yards and 61.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Penn State
1,177 primary output · 48.7 efficiency · 34.5 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
69.1
1,016 primary · 47.1 efficiency · 30.2 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
33.5
112 primary · 28.9 efficiency · 11.8 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
5
150+ scrimmage yards
7
2+ TD games
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