Running back, Fresno State (from California), 2016–⁠20

Zion Echols

Number
No. 34
Height
5′8″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Glendora, CA

Zion Echols played running back at California (2016–⁠17) and Fresno State (2019–⁠20).

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2019Fresno State5930

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016California34RBRS
2017California34RBFr.
2019Fresno State34RBJr.
2020Fresno State34RBSr.5′8″170

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
2017California19-0.40––-7.6–

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 Fresno State 2 games, 5 returns, 93 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTD
Nov 9vs.Utah StateL 35–⁠374750
Nov 15atSan Diego StateL 7–⁠171180
2017 California 6 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsTD
Sep 23vs.USCL 20–⁠30–––
Sep 30atOregonL 24–⁠45–––
Oct 7atWashingtonL 7–⁠38–––
Oct 13vs.Washington StateW 37–⁠3–––
Oct 21vs.ArizonaL 44–⁠45–––
Nov 18atStanfordL 14–⁠17–––

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

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