Player Dossier

2013-2016

Pittsburgh

Zach Challingsworth

WR • 6'2" • McDonald, PA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Zach Challingsworth reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

39

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Pittsburgh
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Player Story

Zach Challingsworth built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from McDonald, PA wearing No. 80, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Zach Challingsworth's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8378

South Fayette Township · McDonald, PA

Committed To
Pittsburgh
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Zach Challingsworth, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Zach Challingsworth reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
171
Receptions
12
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

Zach Challingsworth quick answers

Latest team and position
Pittsburgh · WR
Career Receiving Yards
171
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 8 games
Best season
2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Top game
Duke
Recruit profile
3-star · South Fayette Township · Pittsburgh
High school pipeline
South Fayette Township · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 80 · Class 2016

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0-00-
2014 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0-00-
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh812171163.6
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0-00-

Related Context

Zach Challingsworth played WR for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Zach Challingsworth recorded 171 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Pittsburgh.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Pittsburgh paired 171 primary output with 74.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 74.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Duke

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

21.4

Efficiency

74.2

Usage

9

Consistency

50.4

Best Game by takeover score

Duke

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Akron: 11. Georgia Tech: 29. Syracuse: 3. North Carolina: 30. Notre Dame: 8. Duke: 57. Louisville: 21. Miami: 12

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 1 by 73.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 100. Syracuse: 1 by 20. North Carolina: 3 by 66.7. Notre Dame: 1 by 53.3. Duke: 3 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 100. Miami: 1 by 80

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins24.2 · Games = 5 · +7.5 vs Losses
Losses16.7 · Games = 3 · -7.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

100 vs Louisville

Result
Fri 11/27vs MiamiL 24-291121212012
Sat 11/21vs LouisvilleW 45-341212121021
Sat 11/14@ DukeW 31-133571919133
Sat 11/7vs Notre DameL 30-42188808
Thu 10/29vs North CarolinaL 19-263301010015
Sat 10/24@ SyracuseW 23-20133303
Sat 10/17@ Georgia TechW 31-281292929029
Sat 9/12@ AkronW 24-71111111011

Player Story

Zach Challingsworth story

Zach Challingsworth built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from McDonald, PA wearing No. 80, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Zach Challingsworth's career was his receiving role: 12 catches, 171 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 8 career games in the available record. That gives Zach Challingsworth'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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    Pittsburgh

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0
2014 Regular SeasonPittsburgh00
2015 Regular SeasonPittsburgh17174.29171
2016 Regular SeasonPittsburgh0-171

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Duke

Week 11 · W 31-13 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

57

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

57 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Georgia Tech

Week 7 · W 31-28 · Conference game

29

Receiving Yards

57.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

29 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs North Carolina

Week 9 · L 19-26 · Conference game

30

Receiving Yards

52.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Louisville

Week 12 · W 45-34 · Conference game

21

Receiving Yards

50.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Miami

Week 13 · L 24-29 · Conference game

12

Receiving Yards

42.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

171 primary output · 74.2 efficiency · 9 usage

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#2

2013 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Pittsburgh

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games