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Defensive tackle, Penn State, 2011–15
Anthony Zettel
- Number
- No. 98
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- West Branch, MI
- Born
- Aug 9, 1992, in West Branch, Michigan
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Anthony Zettel played defensive tackle at Penn State (2011–15). The Detroit Lions took Zettel in round 6, No. 202 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Penn State | 1 |
| 2014 | Penn State | 3 |
| Career | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013N | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| On file | 21 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Penn State | 98 | DT | |
| 2012 | Penn State | 98 | DT | |
| 2013 | Penn State | 98 | DT | |
| 2014 | Penn State | 98 | DT | |
| 2015 | Penn State | 98 | DT | 6′4″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2014 Penn State 3 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at Michigan | L 13–18 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Ohio State | L 24–31 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Michigan State | L 10–34 | 1 |
2013 Penn State 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | vs.Michigan | W 43–40 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–29).
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 277 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.81 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.66 sW |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′1″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.63 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 34 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Detroit Lions | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 38 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 34 | 69 | 7.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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