Tight end, Ball State, 2009–⁠13

Zane Fakes

Number
No. 88
Height
6′3″
Hometown
Plainfield, IN

Zane Fakes played tight end at Ball State (2009–⁠13).

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 201298receiving yards, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 20122receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Ohio, 2012

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Ball State1011711.7122
2010Ball State44210.5024
2011Ball State161408.8025
2012Ball State574618.1529
2013Ball State4141010.0251
Career1281,1709.1851

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013Ball State5430

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Ball State88TE
2010Ball State88TE
2011Ball State88TE
2012Ball State88TE
2013Ball State88TE6′3″

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
2013Ball State550.4416th (n=341)0.8124.07%

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

2013 Ball State 12 games, 41 catches, 410 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.Illinois StateW 51–⁠28124024–
Sep 7vs.ArmyW 40–⁠14218111–
Sep 14atNorth TexasL 27–⁠3465701514
Sep 28vs.ToledoW 31–⁠2421106–
Oct 5atVirginiaW 48–⁠2721308–
Oct 12vs.Kent StateW 27–⁠2421309–
Oct 19atWestern MichiganW 38–⁠17654126–
Oct 26atAkronW 42–⁠242120821
Nov 6vs.Central MichiganW 44–⁠243630518
Nov 13atNorthern IllinoisL 27–⁠488960215
Nov 29vs.Miami (OH)W 55–⁠14321013–
Jan 5 ✦vs.Arkansas StateL 20–⁠2342809–
2012 Ball State 12 games, 57 catches, 461 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 37–⁠26448020–
Sep 8atClemsonL 27–⁠521404–
Sep 15atIndianaW 41–⁠39319211–
Sep 22vs.South FloridaW 31–⁠2721106–
Sep 29atKent StateL 43–⁠45335029–
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠351198016–
Oct 13vs.Western MichiganW 30–⁠2463109–
Oct 20atCentral MichiganW 41–⁠30529112–
Oct 27atArmyW 30–⁠221505–
Nov 6atToledoW 34–⁠27866013–
Nov 14vs.OhioW 52–⁠27758218–
Dec 21 ✦vs.UCFL 17–⁠38657023–
2011 Ball State 7 games, 16 catches, 140 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.IndianaW 27–⁠201303–
Sep 10atSouth FloridaL 7–⁠3731506–
Sep 17vs.BuffaloW 28–⁠25337025–
Oct 8vs.TempleL 0–⁠42111011–
Oct 22vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠27111011–
Oct 29atWestern MichiganL 35–⁠45646015–
Nov 15atNorthern IllinoisL 38–⁠41117017–

No box score in the source for Nov 25 vs. Toledo, so that game is not listed.

2010 Ball State 2 games, 4 catches, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.LibertyL 23–⁠27124024–
Sep 18atPurdueL 13–⁠2431808–
2009 Ball State 7 games, 10 catches, 117 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12vs.New HampshireL 16–⁠231606–
Sep 19atArmyL 17–⁠24122022–
Sep 26atAuburnL 30–⁠54214113–
Oct 10atTempleL 19–⁠24117017–
Nov 12atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠26218011–
Nov 18vs.Central MichiganL 3–⁠35228016–
Nov 24atWestern MichiganW 22–⁠17112012–

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

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