Running back, South Dakota State, 2011–14
Zach Zenner
- Born
- Sep 13, 1991, in Eagan, Minnesota
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Zach Zenner played running back at South Dakota State (2011–14).
Career highs
202rushing yards, career highat Nebraska, 20132rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Missouri, 20147catches, career highat Missouri, 2014Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | South Dakota State | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012* | South Dakota State | 23 | 183 | 8.0 | 1 | 99 |
| 2013* | South Dakota State | 21 | 202 | 9.6 | 2 | 40 |
| 2014 | South Dakota State | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 2 | 75 |
| Career | 66 | 499 | 7.6 | 5 | 99 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | South Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012* | South Dakota State | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 13 |
| 2013* | South Dakota State | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2014 | South Dakota State | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Career | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 0 | 21 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011* | South Dakota State | 5 | 133 | 0 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | South Dakota State (FCS) | 8 | 0.18 | – | – | 1.4 | – |
| 2014 | South Dakota State (FCS) | 25 | 0.15 | – | – | 3.8 | 39% |
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
2014 South Dakota State 1 game, 103 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Missouri | L 18–38 | 17 | 103 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 6 vs. Cal Poly; Sep 14 at Southern Utah; Sep 20 vs. Wisconsin Oshkosh; Oct 4 at Illinois State; Oct 11 vs. Missouri State; Oct 18 at Northern Iowa; Oct 25 vs. Youngstown State; Nov 1 at North Dakota State; Nov 8 at Indiana State; Nov 15 vs. Western Illinois; Nov 22 vs. South Dakota; Nov 29 at Montana State; Dec 6 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2013 South Dakota State 1 game, 202 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at Nebraska | L 20–59 | 21 | 202 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Butler; Sep 7 at North Dakota; Sep 14 vs. SE Louisiana; Sep 28 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 5 vs. Southern Illinois; Oct 12 at Western Illinois; Oct 19 at Missouri State; Oct 26 vs. Northern Iowa; Nov 9 vs. Indiana State; Nov 16 at South Dakota; Nov 23 at Youngstown State; Dec 1 at Northern Arizona, so those games are not listed.
2012 South Dakota State 1 game, 183 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Kansas | L 17–31 | 23 | 183 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 at SE Louisiana; Sep 15 vs. UC Davis; Sep 22 at Indiana State; Sep 29 vs. Missouri State; Oct 13 vs. Western Illinois; Oct 20 at Northern Iowa; Oct 27 vs. Youngstown State; Nov 3 at Southern Illinois; Nov 10 at North Dakota State; Nov 17 vs. South Dakota; Nov 24 vs. Eastern Illinois; Dec 1 at North Dakota State, so those games are not listed.
2011 South Dakota State 1 game, 5 returns, 133 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Illinois | L 3–56 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 3 vs. Southern Utah; Sep 17 at Cal Poly; Sep 24 at Illinois State; Oct 1 vs. Indiana State; Oct 8 at Youngstown State; Oct 15 vs. Northern Iowa; Oct 22 vs. North Dakota State; Oct 29 at Missouri State; Nov 5 vs. Southern Illinois; Nov 12 at Western Illinois, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (West team, lost 3–19).
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 223 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 41″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 25 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s | 6.88 sW |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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