Receiver, Penn State, 2011–⁠15

Matt Zanellato

Number
No. 80
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Burke, VA

Matt Zanellato played receiver at Penn State (2011–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012*Penn State2199.5011
2013Penn State45313.3018
Career67212.0018

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Penn State80WR
2012Penn State80WR
2013Penn State80WR
2014Penn State80WR
2015Penn State80WR6′3″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Penn State41.75––7.0–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Penn State 3 games, 4 catches, 53 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.SyracuseW 23–⁠17221018
Sep 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠7117017
Nov 9atMinnesotaL 10–⁠24115015
2012 Penn State 2 games, 2 catches, 19 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 3atPurdueW 34–⁠91808
Nov 17vs.IndianaW 45–⁠22111011

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

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