Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Penn State
Anthony Zettel
DT • 6'4" • West Branch, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Anthony Zettel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Anthony Zettel built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a defensive tackle from West Branch, MI wearing No. 98, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Anthony Zettel's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 202
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Anthony Zettel, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Penn State. Anthony Zettel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Anthony Zettel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Ogemaw Heights · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Ogemaw Heights · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 6 · Pick 27 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Class 2015
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 73.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Anthony Zettel played DT for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthony Zettel recorded 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Penn State paired 3 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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All Games1 · Games = 1
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
20 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/12 | vs Michigan | W 43-40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Anthony Zettel story
Anthony Zettel built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a defensive tackle from West Branch, MI wearing No. 98, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Anthony Zettel's career was his defensive production: 4 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. That gives Anthony Zettel'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.
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Penn State
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 7 · W 43-40 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan State
Week 14 · L 10-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio State
Week 9 · L 24-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 7 · L 13-18 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Penn State
3 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2013 Regular Season · Penn State
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Penn State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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