Quarterback, Kentucky (from Texas A&M, Auburn, Incarnate Word), 2019–⁠25

Zach Calzada

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Buford, GA

Zach Calzada played quarterback at Texas A&M (2019–⁠21), Auburn (2022), Incarnate Word (2023–⁠24) and Kentucky (2025).

Career highs

407passing yards, career highat Houston Christian, 20235touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Lamar, 202487rushing yards, career highvs. Villanova, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highat Abilene Christian, 2023

Team titles: Southland champions, 2024

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019Texas A&M122450.01335.521
2021Texas A&M18432856.12,1856.7179
2023Incarnate Word18628066.42,5519.1199
2024Incarnate Word33450865.73,6147.1339
2025Kentucky285848.32384.102
Career7441,19862.18,7217.37130

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Texas A&M500.008
2021Texas A&M35−9−0.3125
2023Incarnate Word34571.7552
2024Incarnate Word973173.3533
2025Kentucky14231.6122
Career1853882.11252

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Texas A&M5QBYr 1
2020Texas A&M5QBYr 2
2021Texas A&M5QBYr 3
2022Auburn5QBYr 4
2023Incarnate Word5QBYr 5
2024Incarnate Word5QBYr 6
2025Kentucky5QBSr. (Yr 7)6′4″230

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
2019Texas A&M29-0.20––-5.713%–
2021Texas A&M3590.2121st (n=145)0.3376.946%0.26
2023Incarnate Word (FCS)2390.7299th (n=255)0.32171.248%–
2024Incarnate Word (FCS)5040.4488th (n=238)0.30222.154%–
2025Kentucky70-0.11––-7.934%0.06

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.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Kentucky23%12.8 yds2.7 yds1 of 40%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Kentucky 3 games, 238 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.ToledoW 24–⁠161023850114
Sep 6vs.Ole MissL 23–⁠301530149009
Nov 22atVanderbiltL 17–⁠4535401–
2024 Incarnate Word 14 games, 3,614 passing yards, 33 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Northern ColoradoW 28–⁠7213520521−4
Sep 7atSouth Dakota StateL 24–⁠4531393513043
Sep 14atSouthern IllinoisL 28–⁠3535543663130
Sep 21vs.Northern ArizonaW 38–⁠14142318020−8
Oct 5vs.Prairie View A&MW 56–⁠282330244307
Oct 12vs.NichollsW 55–⁠1025332705128
Oct 19vs.McNeeseW 30–⁠1721422040139
Oct 26atSE LouisianaW 34–⁠31213123820−1
Nov 2vs.Houston ChristianW 45–⁠2029443064035
Nov 9vs.LamarW 41–⁠202333402502
Nov 16atStephen F. AustinW 27–⁠201532205134
Nov 23atEast Texas A&MW 38–⁠2417242121132
Dec 7vs.VillanovaW 13–⁠622371821087
Dec 14atSouth Dakota StateL 14–⁠5537512491123
2023 Incarnate Word 8 games, 2,551 passing yards, 19 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atUTEPL 14–⁠281831245117
Sep 9atNorthern ColoradoW 42–⁠729403823116
Sep 16atAbilene ChristianW 27–⁠2021333261166
Sep 23vs.North AmericanW 63–⁠311161932010
Oct 7vs.SE LouisianaW 33–⁠26233230421−17
Oct 14vs.East Texas A&MW 28–⁠11274230023−19
Nov 4vs.NichollsL 32–⁠45284839442−8
Nov 18atHouston ChristianW 45–⁠242938407402

No box score in the source for Nov 11 vs. Northwestern State, so that game is not listed.

2021 Texas A&M 12 games, 2,185 passing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 4vs.Kent StateW 41–⁠100100112
Sep 11vs.ColoradoW 10–⁠718381831029
Sep 18vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠0193327531−17
Sep 25vs.ArkansasL 10–⁠202036151012
Oct 2vs.Mississippi StateL 22–⁠261220135116
Oct 9vs.AlabamaW 41–⁠3821312853112
Oct 16atMissouriW 35–⁠14132514821−17
Oct 23vs.South CarolinaW 44–⁠14122418721–
Nov 6vs.AuburnW 20–⁠31529192008
Nov 13atOle MissL 19–⁠29244223702−10
Nov 20vs.Prairie View A&MW 52–⁠3101415020−11
Nov 27atLSUL 24–⁠27203524230−23
2019 Texas A&M 3 games, 133 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.Texas StateW 41–⁠7493800–
Sep 14vs.LamarW 62–⁠3486820−2
Nov 2vs.UTSAW 45–⁠144727012

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height6′3¼″
Weight222 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan76⅜″
40-yard dash4.69 s
10-yard split1.61 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′6″
3-cone drill7.25 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

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

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