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, 2014Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 21 | 35 | 60.0 | 266 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 26 | 40 | 65.0 | 428 | 10.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 11 | 23 | 47.8 | 122 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Florida | 32 | 56 | 57.1 | 349 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 90 | 154 | 58.4 | 1,165 | 7.6 | 6 | 1 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 33 | 187 | 5.7 | 2 | 56 |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 19 | 103 | 5.4 | 0 | 39 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 20 | 34 | 1.7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2017 | Florida | 22 | 39 | 1.8 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 94 | 363 | 3.9 | 2 | 56 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 8 | QB | ||
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 8 | QB | ||
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 8 | QB | ||
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 8 | QB | ||
| 2017 | Florida | 8 | QB | 6′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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 68 | 0.32 | – | – | 21.5 | 19% | – |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 59 | 0.49 | – | – | 29.1 | 42% | – |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 43 | 0.05 | – | – | 2.1 | 8% | – |
| 2017 | Florida | 77 | 0.14 | – | – | 10.4 | 31% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 17–33 | 9 | 17 | 106 | 0 | 0 | −29 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 7–42 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 4 | at | L 16–45 | 13 | 19 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 20–28 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
2016 Notre Dame 8 games, 34 rushing yards
2015 Notre Dame 2 games, 428 passing yards, 4 TD
2014 Notre Dame 5 games, 187 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 48–17 | – | – | – | – | – | 58 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Nov 8 | at | L 31–55 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Nov 29 | at | L 14–49 | 9 | 20 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | W 31–28 | 12 | 15 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 96 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅞″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¾″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.93 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.65 s |
| Vertical jump | 28½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′0″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.20 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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