Quarterback, Florida (from Notre Dame), 2013–⁠17

Malik Zaire

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Weight
226 lb
Hometown
Kettering, OH
Born
Feb 28, 1995, in Kettering, Ohio

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Malik Zaire played quarterback at Notre Dame (2013–⁠16) and Florida (2017).

Career highs

313passing yards, career highvs. Texas, 20153touchdown passes, career highvs. Texas, 201596rushing yards, career highvs. LSU, 2014

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Notre Dame213560.02667.610
2015Notre Dame264065.042810.740
2016Notre Dame112347.81225.310
2017Florida325657.13496.201
Career9015458.41,1657.661

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Notre Dame331875.7256
2015Notre Dame191035.4039
2016Notre Dame20341.7012
2017Florida22391.8027
Career943633.9256

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Notre Dame8QB
2014Notre Dame8QB
2015Notre Dame8QB
2016Notre Dame8QB
2017Florida8QB6′0″226

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2014Notre Dame680.32––21.519%–
2015Notre Dame590.49––29.142%–
2016Notre Dame430.05––2.18%–
2017Florida770.14––10.431%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Florida 4 games, 349 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.MichiganL 17–⁠3391710600−29
Oct 28vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠4236360030
Nov 4atMissouriL 16–⁠4513191580117
Nov 11atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠28714490021
2016 Notre Dame 8 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4atTexasL 47–⁠502523000
Sep 10vs.NevadaW 39–⁠104949005
Sep 24vs.DukeL 35–⁠38–––––−8
Oct 8atNC StateL 3–⁠10–––––−1
Oct 15vs.StanfordL 10–⁠17020003
Nov 12vs.ArmyW 44–⁠61160035
Nov 19vs.Virginia TechL 31–⁠34111400–
Nov 26atUSCL 27–⁠45353010–
2015 Notre Dame 2 games, 428 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.TexasW 38–⁠319223133016
Sep 12atVirginiaW 34–⁠277181151087
2014 Notre Dame 5 games, 187 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.RiceW 48–⁠17–––––58
Sep 6vs.MichiganW 31–⁠0–––––9
Nov 8atArizona StateL 31–⁠55–––––6
Nov 29atUSCL 14–⁠499201700018
Dec 30 ✦vs.LSUW 31–⁠281215961096

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′11⅞″
Weight225 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.93 s
10-yard split1.65 s
Vertical jump28½″
Broad jump9′0″
3-cone drill7.20 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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