Zach Gentry in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Michigan, 2015–⁠18

Zach Gentry

Lettered 2016–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 83
Height
6′8″
Weight
262 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Albuquerque, NM
Born
Sep 10, 1996, in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Zach Gentry played tight end at Michigan (2015–⁠18). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Gentry in round 5, No. 141 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
514
Receiving yards, 2018 (Michigan, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 141
Round 5, 2019 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Maryland, 2018112receiving yards, career highvs. Maryland, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Michigan1730317.8236
2018Michigan3251416.1242
Career4981716.7442

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Michigan83TEFr.
2016Michigan83TESo.
2017Michigan83TEJr.
2018Michigan83TESr.6′8″262

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
2017Michigan221.00––22.04%
2018Michigan421.0196th (n=497)0.5342.55%

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

2018 Michigan 12 games, 32 catches, 514 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1atNotre DameL 17–⁠2421108
Sep 8vs.Western MichiganW 49–⁠3110010
Sep 15vs.SMUW 45–⁠20495032
Sep 22vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠10332121
Sep 29atNorthwesternW 20–⁠17346022
Oct 6vs.MarylandW 42–⁠217112031
Oct 13vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠131505
Oct 20atMichigan StateW 21–⁠7221016
Nov 3vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠7218111
Nov 10atRutgersW 42–⁠7342021
Nov 17vs.IndianaW 31–⁠20283042
Dec 29 ✦vs.FloridaL 15–⁠41239027
2017 Michigan 9 games, 17 catches, 303 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.CincinnatiW 36–⁠14241036
Sep 16vs.Air ForceW 29–⁠13130030
Sep 23atPurdueW 28–⁠10348125
Oct 14atIndianaW 27–⁠2021509
Oct 28vs.RutgersW 35–⁠14112012
Nov 11atMarylandW 35–⁠10363133
Nov 18atWisconsinL 10–⁠24135035
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠31232027
Jan 1 ✦vs.South CarolinaL 19–⁠26227015

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′8⅛″
Weight265 lb
Arm length34⅛″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.90 s
10-yard split1.69 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump9′2″
Bench press12 reps
3-cone drill7.40 s
20-yard shuttle4.53 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Pittsburgh Steelers2140
2021Pittsburgh Steelers10191670
2022Pittsburgh Steelers14191320
NFL career26393030

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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