Receiver, Massachusetts, 2017–⁠20

Zak Simon

Number
No. 11
Height
5′10″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2020)
Junior
Hometown
Temecula, CA

Zak Simon played receiver at Massachusetts (2017–⁠20).

Career highs

6catches, career highat Northwestern, 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Massachusetts1523815.9267
2019Massachusetts3135011.3238
Career4658812.8467

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Massachusetts11WRFr.
2019Massachusetts11WRSo.
2020Massachusetts11WRJr.5′10″180

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
2018Massachusetts230.90––20.64%
2019Massachusetts430.5449th (n=499)0.5423.06%

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

2019 Massachusetts 11 games, 31 catches, 350 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30atRutgersL 21–⁠48217013
Sep 7vs.Southern IllinoisL 20–⁠45360038
Sep 14atCharlotteL 17–⁠52217010
Sep 21vs.Coastal CarolinaL 28–⁠62574123
Sep 28vs.AkronW 37–⁠2921508
Oct 12atLouisiana TechL 21–⁠69443018
Oct 26vs.UConnL 35–⁠5632509
Nov 2vs.LibertyL 21–⁠63110010
Nov 9atArmyL 7–⁠63116016
Nov 16atNorthwesternL 6–⁠45658015
Nov 23vs.BYUL 24–⁠56215112
2018 Massachusetts 9 games, 15 catches, 238 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 25vs.DuquesneW 63–⁠15114114
Sep 1atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠55114014
Sep 29atOhioL 42–⁠58357036
Oct 6vs.South FloridaL 42–⁠58333014
Oct 20vs.Coastal CarolinaL 13–⁠24––––
Oct 27atUConnW 22–⁠17167167
Nov 3vs.LibertyW 62–⁠59221017
Nov 10vs.BYUL 16–⁠35320019
Nov 17atGeorgiaL 27–⁠66112012

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

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