Tight end, Virginia, 2010–⁠14

Zachary Swanson

Number
No. 49
Height
6′6″
Hometown
Katy, TX

Zachary Swanson played tight end at Virginia (2010–⁠14).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Virginia88811.0136
2013Virginia191739.1016
2014Virginia1418513.2228
Career4144610.9336

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Virginia49TE
2011Virginia49TE
2012Virginia49TE
2013Virginia49TE
2014Virginia49TE6′6″

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
2013Virginia200.71––14.23%
2014Virginia180.99––17.8–

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 Virginia 8 games, 14 catches, 185 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.UCLAL 20–⁠28115015
Oct 4vs.PittsburghW 24–⁠19128028
Oct 18atDukeL 13–⁠20121021
Oct 25vs.North CarolinaL 27–⁠28211010
Nov 1atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠35225113
Nov 8atFlorida StateL 20–⁠34344026
Nov 22vs.MiamiW 30–⁠131707
Nov 28atVirginia TechL 20–⁠24334120
2013 Virginia 7 games, 19 catches, 173 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.BYUW 19–⁠16321011
Sep 7vs.OregonL 10–⁠59443016
Sep 21vs.VMIW 49–⁠0111011
Oct 12atMarylandL 26–⁠27336014
Oct 19vs.DukeL 22–⁠35328011
Oct 26vs.Georgia TechL 25–⁠3531105
Nov 23atMiamiL 26–⁠45223012
2012 Virginia 6 games, 8 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.RichmondW 43–⁠192707
Sep 8vs.Penn StateW 17–⁠161202
Sep 15atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠561111
Oct 13vs.MarylandL 20–⁠27136036
Nov 3atNC StateW 33–⁠6240027
Nov 10vs.MiamiW 41–⁠401202

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

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