Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Western Michigan
Zach Terrell
QB • 6'2" • Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher
Zach Terrell is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
41
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
Zach Terrell built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 11, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Zach Terrell's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Zach Terrell, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Western Michigan. Zach Terrell is a balanced quarterback profile with 13.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,720
- Passing yards
- 12,100
- Rushing yards
- 620
- Touchdowns
- 109
Quick Answers
Zach Terrell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,720
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Homestead · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Homestead · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2016
- 2016 Total offense rank
- 3,782 total offense · QB 19th (top 6%) · Mid-American 2nd (top 2%) · National 19th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 9 | 1,602 | 1,602 | 0 | 8 | 49.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 358 | 297 | 61 | 3 | 72.9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 3,349 | 3,146 | 203 | 26 | 72.9 |
| 2015 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 301 | 297 | 4 | 2 | 70.1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 3,328 | 3,225 | 103 | 30 | 70.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 14 | 171 | 157 | 14 | 2 | 68.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 3,611 | 3,376 | 235 | 38 | 68.8 |
Related Context
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Zach Terrell played QB for Western Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Zach Terrell recorded 12,100 passing yards, 620 rushing yards, and 43 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 3,707 primary output with 69.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 70.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Win with 367 yards of offense and 85.9 efficiency. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
14
Primary Metric / G
270.1
Efficiency
70.3
Usage
13.4
Consistency
75
Best Game by takeover score
Ball State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 171. Northwestern: 258. North Carolina Central: 259. Illinois: 171. Georgia Southern: 305. Central Michigan: 182. Northern Illinois: 323. Akron: 241. Eastern Michigan: 398. Ball State: 367. Kent State: 122. Buffalo: 469. Toledo: 213. Ohio: 303
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 35 by 52.4. Northwestern: 45 by 66.8. North Carolina Central: 25 by 69.5. Illinois: 24 by 71.1. Georgia Southern: 31 by 84.4. Central Michigan: 22 by 84.7. Northern Illinois: 31 by 68.8. Akron: 41 by 64.3. Eastern Michigan: 38 by 66.5. Ball State: 34 by 85.9. Kent State: 21 by 62. Buffalo: 44 by 78.2. Toledo: 29 by 71. Ohio: 37 by 58.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins277.8 · Games = 13 · +106.8 vs Losses
Losses171 · Games = 1 · -106.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Ball State
Best efficiency game
85.9 vs Ball State
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ Wisconsin | L 16-24 | 16 | 28 | 157 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 52.4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Ohio | W 29-23 | 19 | 31 | 290 | 61.3 | 2 | 2 | 58.8 | 6 | 13 | 2.20 | 0 | 11 |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Toledo3+ TD | W 55-35 | 19 | 25 | 196 | 76.0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 17 | 4.30 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Buffalo300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 38-0 | 29 | 37 | 445 | 78.4 | 4 | 0 | 78.2 | 7 | 24 | 3.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Kent State | W 37-21 | 6 | 13 | 83 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 39 | 4.90 | 1 | 11 |
| Wed 11/2 | @ Ball State300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 52-20 | 23 | 34 | 367 | 67.6 | 3 | 0 | 85.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Eastern Michigan300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-31 | 29 | 35 | 398 | 82.9 | 3 | 1 | 66.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Akron3+ TD | W 41-0 | 21 | 31 | 207 | 67.7 | 2 | 0 | 64.3 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 2 | 9 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Northern Illinois300-yard game · 3+ TD | W 45-30 | 18 | 24 | 327 | 75.0 | 3 | 0 | 68.8 | 7 | -4 | -0.60 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Central Michigan3+ TD | W 49-10 | 15 | 21 | 170 | 71.4 | 3 | 0 | 84.7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Georgia Southern3+ TD | W 49-31 | 18 | 27 | 270 | 66.7 | 4 | 0 | 84.4 | 4 | 35 | 8.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Illinois | W 34-10 | 9 | 13 | 150 | 69.2 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 11 | 21 | 1.90 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina Central3+ TD | W 70-21 | 15 | 22 | 255 | 68.2 | 4 | 0 | 69.5 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 1 | 10 |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Northwestern | W 22-21 | 26 | 36 | 218 | 72.2 | 1 | 0 | 66.8 | 9 | 40 | 4.40 | 0 | 18 |
Player Story
Zach Terrell story
Zach Terrell built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a quarterback from Fort Wayne, IN wearing No. 11, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Zach Terrell's career was his passing role: 12,100 passing yards, 96 touchdown passes, 1,387 attempts, and 620 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 620 rushing yards and 43 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Zach Terrell 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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Western Michigan
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420142015201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 1,602 | 50.6 | 15.8 | 1,602 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Michigan | 3,707 | 69.2 | 17.2 | 2,105 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3,707 | 69.2 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Western Michigan | 3,629 | 64.4 | 15.9 | -78 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3,629 | 64.4 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Western Michigan | 3,782 | 70.3 | 13.4 | 153 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 3,782 | 70.3 | 13.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Air Force
Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
358
Total Offense
83.8 takeover
358 total offense with 67.6 efficiency.
#2
@ Ball State
Week 10 · W 52-20 · Conference game
367
Total Offense
82.1 takeover
Win with 367 yards of offense and 85.9 efficiency.
367 total offense with 85.9 efficiency.
#3
vs Michigan State
Week 1 · L 24-37
330
Total Offense
78.1 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
330 total offense with 52.7 efficiency.
#4
vs Buffalo
Week 12 · W 38-0 · Conference game
469
Total Offense
74.7 takeover
Win with 469 yards of offense and 78.2 efficiency.
469 total offense with 78.2 efficiency.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 51-7 · Conference game
398
Total Offense
74.3 takeover
Win with 398 yards of offense and 89.5 efficiency.
398 total offense with 89.5 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Western Michigan
3,707 primary output · 69.2 efficiency · 17.2 usage
72.9
#2
2014 Regular Season · Western Michigan
72.9
3,707 primary · 69.2 efficiency · 17.2 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Western Michigan
70.1
3,629 primary · 64.4 efficiency · 15.9 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
18
300+ total offense
20
3+ TD games
32
Above avg efficiency
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