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, 2023Team titles: Southland champions, 2024
Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 133 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 184 | 328 | 56.1 | 2,185 | 6.7 | 17 | 9 |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 186 | 280 | 66.4 | 2,551 | 9.1 | 19 | 9 |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | 334 | 508 | 65.7 | 3,614 | 7.1 | 33 | 9 |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 28 | 58 | 48.3 | 238 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 744 | 1,198 | 62.1 | 8,721 | 7.3 | 71 | 30 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 35 | −9 | −0.3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 34 | 57 | 1.7 | 5 | 52 |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | 97 | 317 | 3.3 | 5 | 33 |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 1 | 22 |
| Career | 185 | 388 | 2.1 | 12 | 52 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 5 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Texas A&M | 5 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 5 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Auburn | 5 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Incarnate Word | 5 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Incarnate Word | 5 | QB | Yr 6 | ||
| 2025 | Kentucky | 5 | QB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Texas A&M | 29 | -0.20 | – | – | -5.7 | 13% | – |
| 2021 | Texas A&M | 359 | 0.21 | 21st (n=145) | 0.33 | 76.9 | 46% | 0.26 |
| 2023 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 239 | 0.72 | 99th (n=255) | 0.32 | 171.2 | 48% | – |
| 2024 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 504 | 0.44 | 88th (n=238) | 0.30 | 222.1 | 54% | – |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 70 | -0.11 | – | – | -7.9 | 34% | 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
| Season | Team | Success | Depth | After catch | Deep throws | Deep completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | 23% | 12.8 yds | 2.7 yds | 1 of 4 | 0% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 24–16 | 10 | 23 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | L 23–30 | 15 | 30 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 22 | at | L 17–45 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – |
2024 Incarnate Word 14 games, 3,614 passing yards, 33 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 28–7 | 21 | 35 | 205 | 2 | 1 | −4 |
| Sep 7 | at | L 24–45 | 31 | 39 | 351 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Sep 14 | at | L 28–35 | 35 | 54 | 366 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 38–14 | 14 | 23 | 180 | 2 | 0 | −8 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | W 56–28 | 23 | 30 | 244 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 55–10 | 25 | 33 | 270 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 30–17 | 21 | 42 | 204 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Oct 26 | at | W 34–31 | 21 | 31 | 238 | 2 | 0 | −1 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–20 | 29 | 44 | 306 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 41–20 | 23 | 33 | 402 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 27–20 | 15 | 32 | 205 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 38–24 | 17 | 24 | 212 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Dec 7 | vs. | W 13–6 | 22 | 37 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| Dec 14 | at | L 14–55 | 37 | 51 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
2023 Incarnate Word 8 games, 2,551 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | L 14–28 | 18 | 31 | 245 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 42–7 | 29 | 40 | 382 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 27–20 | 21 | 33 | 326 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Sep 23 | vs.North American | W 63–3 | 11 | 16 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 33–26 | 23 | 32 | 304 | 2 | 1 | −17 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 28–11 | 27 | 42 | 300 | 2 | 3 | −19 |
| Nov 4 | vs. | L 32–45 | 28 | 48 | 394 | 4 | 2 | −8 |
| Nov 18 | at | W 45–24 | 29 | 38 | 407 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 41–10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 10–7 | 18 | 38 | 183 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 34–0 | 19 | 33 | 275 | 3 | 1 | −17 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | L 10–20 | 20 | 36 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 22–26 | 12 | 20 | 135 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 41–38 | 21 | 31 | 285 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 16 | at | W 35–14 | 13 | 25 | 148 | 2 | 1 | −17 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | W 44–14 | 12 | 24 | 187 | 2 | 1 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 20–3 | 15 | 29 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 19–29 | 24 | 42 | 237 | 0 | 2 | −10 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 52–3 | 10 | 14 | 150 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Nov 27 | at | L 24–27 | 20 | 35 | 242 | 3 | 0 | −23 |
2019 Texas A&M 3 games, 133 passing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 41–7 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 62–3 | 4 | 8 | 68 | 2 | 0 | −2 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 45–14 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¼″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| Wingspan | 76⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.69 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.61 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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