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, 2025Passing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Charleston Southern | 61 | 123 | 49.6 | 777 | 6.3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024* | Charleston Southern | 10 | 19 | 52.6 | 81 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | 167 | 305 | 54.8 | 2,229 | 7.3 | 12 | 6 |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 240 | 449 | 53.5 | 3,103 | 6.9 | 16 | 12 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Charleston Southern | 17 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024* | Charleston Southern | 3 | −34 | −11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | 45 | −16 | −0.4 | 1 | 24 |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 2 | −14 | −7.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 67 | −47 | −0.7 | 1 | 24 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Charleston Southern | 5 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Charleston Southern | 5 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | 5 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 5 | QB | Jr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charleston Southern (FCS) | 350 | 0.21 | 38th (n=314) | 0.24 | 73.9 | 50% |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech (FCS) | 3 | 0.15 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 38–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 49–20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | −15 |
2025 Charleston Southern 12 games, 2,229 passing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 3–45 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 0 | 1 | −14 |
| Sep 6 | at | L 0–13 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 1 | −7 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 28–35 | 23 | 33 | 289 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 7–34 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 0 | 0 | −6 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 31–24 | 13 | 28 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 27–30 | 13 | 22 | 216 | 0 | 0 | −2 |
| Oct 11 | vs. | L 13–27 | 11 | 24 | 80 | 1 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 29–24 | 14 | 26 | 262 | 4 | 0 | −8 |
| Oct 25 | vs. | W 17–16 | 26 | 38 | 280 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 1 | at | W 23–17 | 17 | 35 | 302 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 15 | at | L 14–17 | 14 | 25 | 276 | 2 | 1 | −5 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 7–6 | 8 | 19 | 145 | 1 | 0 | −2 |
2024 Charleston Southern 1 game, 81 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | L 0–38 | 10 | 19 | 81 | 0 | 2 | −34 |
2023 Charleston Southern 6 games, 777 passing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at | L 17–66 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 21–77 | 11 | 22 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 13–10 | 15 | 31 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 24–10 | 15 | 24 | 174 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 0–17 | 12 | 29 | 187 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | L 24–47 | 8 | 15 | 147 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
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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