Tight end, Indiana (from James Madison), 2021–⁠24

Zach Horton

Number
No. 44
Height
6′4″
Weight
254 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Roanoke, VA
Born
Dec 2, 2002

Zach Horton played tight end at James Madison (2021–⁠23) and Indiana (2024).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Georgia State, 2023116receiving yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20232receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Georgia State, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022James Madison1315912.2223
2023James Madison2727510.2666
2024Indiana211899.0418
Career6162310.21266

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022James Madison44TESo.
2023James Madison44TEJr.
2024Indiana44TESr.6′4″254

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
2022James Madison120.90––10.8–
2023James Madison280.89––25.05%
2024Indiana210.82––17.23%

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

2024 Indiana 10 games, 21 catches, 189 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.Florida InternationalW 31–⁠7336114
Sep 14atUCLAW 42–⁠13431017
Sep 28vs.MarylandW 42–⁠28118018
Oct 5vs.NorthwesternW 41–⁠241414
Oct 19vs.NebraskaW 56–⁠7421011
Oct 26vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠1721408
Nov 2atMichigan StateW 47–⁠10117117
Nov 9vs.MichiganW 20–⁠15115015
Nov 30vs.PurdueW 66–⁠0326113
Dec 20 ✦atNotre DameL 17–⁠271707
2023 James Madison 11 games, 27 catches, 275 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.BucknellW 38–⁠3115015
Sep 9atVirginiaW 36–⁠3521206
Sep 23atUtah StateW 45–⁠38––––
Sep 30vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠233116266
Oct 14vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠133905
Oct 19atMarshallW 20–⁠91808
Nov 4atGeorgia StateW 42–⁠14633211
Nov 11vs.UConnW 44–⁠6338121
Nov 18vs.App StateL 23–⁠2652407
Nov 25atCoastal CarolinaW 56–⁠14211110
Dec 23 ✦vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠311909
2022 James Madison 6 games, 13 catches, 159 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 24atApp StateW 32–⁠28212011
Oct 8atArkansas StateW 42–⁠20347123
Oct 15atGeorgia SouthernL 38–⁠45214014
Oct 22vs.MarshallL 12–⁠26331117
Nov 12atOld DominionW 37–⁠3123023
Nov 19vs.Georgia StateW 42–⁠40232023

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′3⅜″
Weight251 lb
Arm length30⅝″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan74⅜″
40-yard dash4.96 s
10-yard split1.64 s
Vertical jump29½″
Broad jump8′10″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.69 s
20-yard shuttle4.69 s

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

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