Usage Score
6.6
Player Dossier
2011-2015Northwestern
Zack Oliver
QB • 6'4" • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Zack Oliver is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
43.3
Consistency
64.2
Season Value
43.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Dakota
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.
Zack Oliver, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Northwestern. Zack Oliver is a balanced quarterback profile with 6.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Zack Oliver played QB for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zack Oliver recorded 648 passing yards, -2 rushing yards, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 395 primary output with 54.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 43.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tennessee
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 80th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
5
Primary Metric / G
47.4
Efficiency
43.3
Usage
6.6
Consistency
64.2
Best Game by takeover score
Tennessee
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 72. Michigan: 3. Iowa: 22. Penn State: 91. Purdue: 49
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 13 by 43.6. Michigan: 4 by 41.7. Iowa: 8 by 53.5. Penn State: 30 by 41.9. Purdue: 6 by 35.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins70 · Games = 2 · +37.7 vs Losses
Losses32.3 · Games = 3 · -37.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Tennessee
Best efficiency game
53.5 vs Iowa
Career Arc
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Northwestern
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Northwestern | 14 | 84.7 | — | 14 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | -14 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 395 | 54.5 | 8.2 | 395 |
| 2015 Postseason | Northwestern | 237 | 43.3 | 6.6 | -158 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 237 | 43.3 | 6.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Dakota
Win with 13 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
13
Primary metric
13 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
Tennessee
72
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
72 total offense with 43.6 efficiency.
#3
Illinois
219
Primary metric
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
219 total offense with 44.4 efficiency.
#4
Penn State
91
Primary metric
Win with 91 yards of offense and 41.9 efficiency.
91 total offense with 41.9 efficiency.
#5
Purdue
108
Primary metric
Win with 108 yards of offense and 62 efficiency.
108 total offense with 62 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Northwestern
395 primary output · 54.5 efficiency · 8.2 usage
53.7
#2
2012 Regular Season · Northwestern
47.7
14 primary · 84.7 efficiency · — usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Northwestern
43.5
237 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
4
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
646
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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