Running back, New Haven, 2025–26
Zaon Laney
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hoboken, NJ
Zaon Laney plays running back for New Haven. Last time out, at Robert Morris: 18 carries, 75 yards; 1 catch, −4 yards. Laney leads New Haven in rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
436 rushing yards
Last game: 18 carries, 75 yards; 1 catch, −4 yards at Robert Morris, W 26–15
Next game: at Central Connecticut, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
143rushing yards, career highvs. Pace, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Pace, 2025Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Haven (FCS) | 55 | 0.21 | – | – | 11.3 | 22% |
| 2026 | New Haven (FCS) | 129 | -0.15 | 6th (n=478) | 0.10 | -19.7 | 28% |
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
2026 New Haven 7 games, 436 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Marist | W 22–21 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 |
| Sep 5 | vs. Stonehill | L 3–21 | 17 | 114 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 16 |
| Sep 12 | at South Dakota State | L 14–57 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 22 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. Brown | L 10–17 | 13 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Merrimack | L 10–17 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 3 | at Austin Peay | L 17–42 | 17 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 24 |
| Oct 17 | at Robert Morris | W 26–15 | 18 | 75 | 0 | 35 | 1 | −4 |
2025 New Haven 4 games, 280 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at UAlbany | W 24–17 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs.Saginaw Valley State | W 35–28 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 5 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | at Duquesne | L 18–44 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 51 | – | – |
| Oct 4 | vs.Pace | W 28–14 | 21 | 143 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 18 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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