Quarterback, Tennessee Tech (from Charleston Southern), 2023–⁠26

Zolten Osbourne

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
204 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
North Charleston, SC

Zolten Osbourne plays quarterback for Tennessee Tech, after Charleston Southern (2023–⁠25). Last time out, against Eastern Kentucky: 2 of 2, 16 yards.

2026 so far

16 passing yards

Last game: 2 of 2, 16 yards vs. Eastern Kentucky, W 49–⁠20

Next game: at The Citadel, Oct 24

Career highs

302passing yards, career highat Southeast Missouri State, 20254touchdown passes, career highat Western Illinois, 2025

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2023Charleston Southern6112349.67776.344
2024*Charleston Southern101952.6814.302
2025Charleston Southern16730554.82,2297.3126
2026Tennessee Tech22100.0168.000
Career24044953.53,1036.91612

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Charleston Southern17171.0016
2024*Charleston Southern3−34−11.300
2025Charleston Southern45−16−0.4124
2026Tennessee Tech2−14−7.001
Career67−47−0.7124

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Charleston Southern5QBYr 1
2024Charleston Southern5QBYr 2
2025Charleston Southern5QBYr 3
2026Tennessee Tech5QBJr. (Yr 4)6′2″204

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
2025Charleston Southern (FCS)3500.2138th (n=314)0.2473.950%
2026Tennessee Tech (FCS)30.15––0.4–

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 Tennessee Tech 2 games, 16 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 29vs.MonmouthW 38–⁠14–––––1
Oct 17vs.Eastern KentuckyW 49–⁠20221600−15
2025 Charleston Southern 12 games, 2,229 passing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30atVanderbiltL 3–⁠458165401−14
Sep 6atCoastal CarolinaL 0–⁠1310225501−7
Sep 13vs.LindenwoodL 28–⁠352333289113
Sep 20atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠3410177200−6
Sep 27vs.South Carolina StateW 31–⁠241328198119
Oct 4atGardner-WebbL 27–⁠30132221600−2
Oct 11vs.Tennessee TechL 13–⁠2711248011−1
Oct 18atWestern IllinoisW 29–⁠24142626240−8
Oct 25vs.Eastern IllinoisW 17–⁠162638280106
Nov 1atSoutheast Missouri StateW 23–⁠1717353021011
Nov 15atUT MartinL 14–⁠17142527621−5
Nov 22vs.Tennessee StateW 7–⁠681914510−2
2024 Charleston Southern 1 game, 81 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 14atRichmondL 0–⁠3810198102−34
2023 Charleston Southern 6 games, 777 passing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9atClemsonL 17–⁠6602000–
Sep 23atWestern CarolinaL 21–⁠771122820118
Sep 30vs.Kennesaw StateW 13–⁠101531187000
Oct 14vs.LindenwoodW 24–⁠10152417420−11
Oct 21atUT MartinL 0–⁠17122918701−1
Oct 28vs.BryantL 24–⁠478151472211

No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. North Greenville, so that game is not listed.

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

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