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Tight end, Stanford, 2009–12
Zach Ertz
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Alamo, CA
- Born
- Nov 10, 1990, in Orange, California
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Zach Ertz played tight end at Stanford (2009–12). He was a consensus All‑American in 2012. The Philadelphia Eagles took Ertz in round 2, No. 35 overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11catches, career highat Oregon, 2012134receiving yards, career highat California, 2012Honors
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2012
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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.
Game by game
2012 Stanford 14 games, 69 catches, 898 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. San José State | W 20–17 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Duke | W 50–13 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 43 |
| Sep 15 | vs. USC | W 21–14 | 3 | 71 | 1 | 37 |
| Sep 27 | at Washington | L 13–17 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 35 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Arizona | W 54–48 | 6 | 64 | 1 | 17 |
| Oct 13 | at Notre Dame | L 13–20 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 22 |
| Oct 20 | at California | W 21–3 | 6 | 134 | 1 | 68 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Washington State | W 24–17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Nov 3 | at Colorado | W 48–0 | 6 | 41 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Oregon State | W 27–23 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 20 |
| Nov 17 | at Oregon | W 17–14 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 22 |
| Nov 24 | at UCLA | W 35–17 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 30 | vs.UCLA | W 27–24 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | W 20–14 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 43 |
2011 Stanford 9 games, 27 catches, 346 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.San José State | W 57–3 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 13 |
| Sep 10 | atDuke | W 44–14 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | atArizona | W 37–10 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 24 |
| Oct 1 | vs.UCLA | W 45–19 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 17 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Colorado | W 48–7 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 15 | atWashington State | W 44–14 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Washington | W 65–21 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Notre Dame | W 28–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma State | L 38–41 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 16 |
2010 Stanford 8 games, 16 catches, 190 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Sacramento State | W 52–17 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep 25 | atNotre Dame | W 37–14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 2 | atOregon | L 31–52 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | atWashington | W 41–0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 16 |
| Nov 13 | at Arizona State | W 17–13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 20 | atCalifornia | W 48–14 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 32 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Oregon State | W 38–0 | 4 | 65 | 1 | 22 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 40–12 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 25 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2013 | Combine or pro day 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′5″ | |
| Weight | 249 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¾″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 76¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 s | |
| Vertical jump | 30½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ | |
| Bench press | 24 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.47 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
14 seasons, 183 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 3 (2017–19) · First-team All-Pro: 2018
All-Pro teams: Sporting News first team 2018.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 36 | 469 | 4 |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 58 | 702 | 3 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 75 | 853 | 2 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 78 | 816 | 4 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 74 | 824 | 8 |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 116 | 1,163 | 8 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 88 | 916 | 6 |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 36 | 335 | 1 |
| 2021 | Arizona Cardinals | 17 | 74 | 763 | 5 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 47 | 406 | 4 |
| 2023 | Arizona Cardinals | 7 | 27 | 187 | 1 |
| 2024 | Washington Commanders | 17 | 66 | 654 | 7 |
| 2025 | Washington Commanders | 13 | 50 | 504 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| NFL career | 183 | 828 | 8,614 | 57 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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