Receiver, Northern Colorado, 2022–⁠23

Zain Zinicola

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Weight
192 lb
Class (2023)
Freshman
Hometown
Highlands Ranch, CO

Zain Zinicola played receiver at Northern Colorado (2022–⁠23).

Career highs

11catches, career highat Portland State, 2022119receiving yards, career highat Portland State, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Northern Colorado3738110.3267
2023Northern Colorado131158.8135
Career504969.9367

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Northern Colorado22WRYr 1
2023Northern Colorado22WRFr. (Yr 2)5′10″192

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
2022Northern Colorado (FCS)220.69––15.314%
2023Northern Colorado (FCS)160.31––5.0–

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

2023 Northern Colorado 5 games, 13 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atAbilene ChristianL 11–⁠311−300–
Sep 9vs.Incarnate WordL 7–⁠42320013–
Sep 30vs.Weber StateL 21–⁠284440142
Oct 14vs.Sacramento StateL 13–⁠21348035–
Oct 21atCal PolyL 17–⁠2426143
2022 Northern Colorado 5 games, 37 catches, 381 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Houston ChristianL 34–⁠46228021–
Oct 15vs.Montana StateL 14–⁠371077015–
Oct 22vs.UC DavisL 10–⁠587116132–
Nov 5atPortland StateL 21–⁠3511119167–
Nov 12vs.Northern ArizonaW 21–⁠20741015−11

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

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