Zane Gonzalez with the Carolina Panthers, 2021
With the Carolina Panthers, 2021. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kicker, Arizona State, 2013–⁠16

Zane Gonzalez

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Deer Park, TX
Born
May 7, 1995, in Deer Park, Texas

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Zane Gonzalez played kicker at Arizona State (2013–⁠16). He won the 2016 Lou Groza Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2016. The Cleveland Browns took Gonzalez in round 7, No. 224 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
26
Field goals made, 2015 (Arizona State, 6–⁠7)
Drafted
No. 224
Round 7, 2017 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

6field goals, career highat California, 2015

Honors

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2013Arizona State253083.34463138
2014Arizona State222781.54949115
2015Arizona State263476.54852130
2016Arizona State232592.05939108
Career9611682.859203491

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Arizona State5PK
2014Arizona State5PK
2015Arizona State5PK
2016Arizona State5PK6′1″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2016Arizona State––––––20.5 (25 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Arizona State 12 games, 23 of 25 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Northern ArizonaW 44–⁠133353312
Sep 10vs.Texas TechW 68–⁠551143912
Sep 16atUTSAW 32–⁠284554214
Sep 24vs.CaliforniaW 51–⁠413344615
Oct 1atUSCL 20–⁠41224028
Oct 8vs.UCLAW 23–⁠203346211
Oct 15atColoradoL 16–⁠403359110
Oct 22vs.Washington StateL 32–⁠37112936
Oct 29atOregonL 35–⁠5400033
Nov 10vs.UtahL 26–⁠49223628
Nov 19atWashingtonL 18–⁠44115014
Nov 25atArizonaL 35–⁠5601055
2015 Arizona State 13 games, 26 of 34 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠38112325
Sep 12vs.Cal PolyW 35–⁠2101055
Sep 18vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠102224410
Sep 26vs.USCL 14–⁠4202022
Oct 3atUCLAW 38–⁠232331410
Oct 10vs.ColoradoW 48–⁠232226612
Oct 17atUtahL 18–⁠343344110
Oct 29vs.OregonL 55–⁠612533713
Nov 7atWashington StateL 24–⁠38112236
Nov 14vs.WashingtonW 27–⁠17224039
Nov 21vs.ArizonaW 52–⁠371129710
Nov 28atCaliforniaL 46–⁠486645422
Jan 2 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 42–⁠434548416
2014 Arizona State 12 games, 22 of 27 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 28vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠14113369
Sep 6atNew MexicoW 58–⁠23122947
Sep 13atColoradoW 38–⁠24113158
Sep 25vs.UCLAL 27–⁠62224939
Oct 18vs.StanfordW 26–⁠104547214
Oct 25atWashingtonW 24–⁠10113336
Nov 1vs.UtahW 19–⁠164545113
Nov 8vs.Notre DameW 55–⁠312247713
Nov 15atOregon StateL 27–⁠35232939
Nov 22vs.Washington StateW 52–⁠311147710
Nov 28atArizonaL 35–⁠4201055
Dec 27 ✦vs.DukeW 36–⁠313347312
2013 Arizona State 14 games, 25 of 30 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 5vs.Sacramento StateW 55–⁠02440713
Sep 14vs.WisconsinW 32–⁠30223428
Sep 21atStanfordL 28–⁠4201044
Sep 28vs.USCW 62–⁠412228814
Oct 5vs.Notre DameL 34–⁠372240410
Oct 12vs.ColoradoW 54–⁠133341514
Oct 19vs.WashingtonW 53–⁠244436517
Oct 31atWashington StateW 55–⁠212237713
Nov 9atUtahW 20–⁠1900022
Nov 16vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠17111836
Nov 23atUCLAW 38–⁠33112858
Nov 30vs.ArizonaW 58–⁠213338716
Dec 7vs.StanfordL 14–⁠3801022
Dec 30 ✦vs.Texas TechL 23–⁠373444211

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 15–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2017
Height6′0½″
Weight202 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9″
Wingspan71⅛″W

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).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 78 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2017Cleveland Browns161520
2018Arizona Cardinals7914
2019Arizona Cardinals163135
2020Arizona Cardinals121622
2021Carolina Panthers122022
2024Washington Commanders657
2025Atlanta Falcons91922
NFL career78115142

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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