Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Florida
Malik Zaire
QB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Kettering, OH, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Malik Zaire is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Notre Dame • Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Player Story
Malik Zaire built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Kettering, OH wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Malik Zaire's career was his passing...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Malik Zaire, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Notre Dame. Malik Zaire is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 1,528
- Passing yards
- 1,165
- Rushing yards
- 363
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Malik Zaire quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 1,528
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Notre Dame
- Top game
- LSU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Archbishop Alter · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Alter · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2017
- 2017 Total offense rank
- 388 total offense · QB 206th (top 63%) · SEC 47th (top 31%) · National 437th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Notre Dame | 5 | 192 | 96 | 96 | 2 | 56.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 5 | 261 | 170 | 91 | 1 | 56.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 2 | 531 | 428 | 103 | 4 | 75.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 8 | 156 | 122 | 34 | 1 | 35.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 4 | 388 | 349 | 39 | 0 | 57.5 |
Related Context
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Malik Zaire played QB for Notre Dame and Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malik Zaire recorded 1,165 passing yards, 363 rushing yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Notre Dame paired 531 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 60.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Notre Dame, Florida.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Missouri
Loss with 175 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Florida
Games
4
Primary Metric / G
97
Efficiency
60.3
Usage
20.3
Consistency
51.4
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan: 77. Georgia: 66. Missouri: 175. South Carolina: 70
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. Michigan: 25 by 51.2. Georgia: 8 by 75. Missouri: 25 by 61.3. South Carolina: 20 by 53.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half71.5 · Games = 2 · -51 vs Second Half
Second Half122.5 · Games = 2 · +51 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Missouri
Best efficiency game
75 vs Georgia
Player Story
Malik Zaire story
Malik Zaire built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Kettering, OH wearing No. 8, spending time with Florida and Notre Dame. The clearest part of Malik Zaire's career was his passing role: 1,165 passing yards, 6 touchdown passes, 154 attempts, and 363 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 363 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Malik Zaire's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Notre Dame
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Florida
2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201320142014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Notre Dame | 453 | 67.1 | 16.5 | 453 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 453 | 67.1 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 531 | 72.9 | 23.7 | 78 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 156 | 46.2 | 8 | -375 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Florida | 388 | 60.3 | 20.3 | 232 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ LSU
Week 1 · W 31-28 · Postseason
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
192
Total Offense
88.3 takeover
192 total offense with 69.2 efficiency.
#2
vs Texas
Week 1 · W 38-3
329
Total Offense
72 takeover
Win with 329 yards of offense and 76 efficiency.
329 total offense with 76 efficiency.
#3
@ USC
Week 14 · L 14-49
188
Total Offense
71.7 takeover
Loss with 188 yards of offense and 61.5 efficiency.
188 total offense with 61.5 efficiency.
#4
@ Missouri
Week 10 · L 16-45 · Conference game
175
Total Offense
68.1 takeover
Loss with 175 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency.
175 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 2 · W 34-27
202
Total Offense
65.5 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
202 total offense with 69.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Notre Dame
531 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 23.7 usage
75.3
#2
2017 Regular Season · Florida
57.5
388 primary · 60.3 efficiency · 20.3 usage
#3
2014 Postseason · Notre Dame
56.6
453 primary · 67.1 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
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250+ passing yards
1
300+ total offense
1
3+ TD games
11
Above avg efficiency
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