Quarterback, Tulsa (from Baylor), 2016–20
Zach Smith
Lettered 2016–17 at Baylor (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 227 lb
- Class (2020)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Grandview, TX
Zach Smith played quarterback at Baylor (2016–17) and Tulsa (2019–20).
At a glance
Career highs
463passing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma, 20175touchdown passes, career highat East Carolina, 2019Passing
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baylor | 11 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Baylor | 11 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Tulsa | 11 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Tulsa | 11 | QB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 227 |
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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Baylor | 219 | 0.27 | 56th (n=152) | 0.25 | 58.5 | 25% | 0.31 | – |
| 2017 | Baylor | 229 | 0.16 | 27th (n=160) | 0.25 | 36.3 | 35% | 0.30 | – |
| 2019 | Tulsa | 501 | 0.22 | 33rd (n=155) | 0.27 | 108.2 | 52% | 0.30 | -0.13 |
| 2020 | Tulsa | 296 | 0.17 | 22nd (n=116) | 0.27 | 51.5 | 45% | 0.28 | – |
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.
Game by game
2020 Tulsa 9 games, 1,946 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at | L 7–16 | 18 | 28 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 34–26 | 17 | 29 | 273 | 3 | 1 | −22 |
| Oct 23 | at | W 42–13 | 16 | 24 | 233 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Oct 30 | vs. | W 34–30 | 19 | 37 | 253 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 28–24 | 26 | 38 | 325 | 3 | 1 | −19 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 30–24 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | −11 |
| Dec 5 | at | W 19–6 | 10 | 25 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | at | L 24–27 | 13 | 30 | 166 | 1 | 2 | −21 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | L 26–28 | 26 | 46 | 347 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
2019 Tulsa 12 games, 3,279 passing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 7–28 | 16 | 27 | 153 | 1 | 1 | −32 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 34–16 | 21 | 28 | 283 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 21–40 | 17 | 30 | 228 | 1 | 0 | −17 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 24–21 | 25 | 50 | 354 | 2 | 0 | −42 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 37–43 | 23 | 41 | 346 | 4 | 3 | −1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–45 | 23 | 48 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at | L 13–24 | 21 | 43 | 243 | 0 | 2 | −5 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | L 41–42 | 23 | 40 | 309 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 2 | at | L 26–38 | 17 | 33 | 270 | 1 | 0 | −11 |
| Nov 8 | vs. | W 34–31 | 10 | 14 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 14–24 | 29 | 45 | 381 | 1 | 2 | −26 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 49–24 | 21 | 30 | 331 | 5 | 1 | −2 |
2017 Baylor 9 games, 1,471 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | L 45–48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | L 20–34 | 12 | 34 | 263 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 41–49 | 33 | 50 | 463 | 4 | 0 | −23 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 20–33 | 26 | 44 | 291 | 1 | 1 | −19 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 16–59 | 11 | 28 | 127 | 0 | 1 | −5 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 36–38 | 16 | 27 | 261 | 0 | 0 | −42 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 7–38 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 24 | at | L 22–45 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | −10 |
2016 Baylor 10 games, 1,526 passing yards, 13 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 55–7 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 40–13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 16 | at | W 38–10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | W 49–7 | 4 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 22–62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 24–45 | 6 | 15 | 144 | 1 | 0 | −6 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 21–42 | 27 | 45 | 258 | 3 | 3 | −9 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 35–54 | 30 | 46 | 377 | 3 | 1 | −9 |
| Dec 3 | at | L 21–24 | 15 | 31 | 244 | 2 | 2 | −4 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 31–12 | 28 | 39 | 375 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅜″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.23 s |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′3″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.26 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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