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Zach Zenner

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Zach Zenner

Solid Contributor

Height5'11"

Weight224 lb

BornSep 13, 1991

Age34

CollegeSouth Dakota State See College Stats

Rookie yr2015

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back with a developmental — a rotational or backup contributor who filled their role reliably.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 4 · #4017 · Role Player

Worth 4 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 88% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 1 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +4 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

1 cleared

3 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

1

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+4

Avg surplus

peak +4

1 seasons × ~4 surplus ≈ VORP 4

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	—	DET	4	—	17	60	0	3.5	0.0	1	5.9	0	3	2	11	0	66.7%	5.5	3.7	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	14.5%	—	0.0%	37	23.5%
2016	—	DET	11	—	88	334	4	3.8	4.5	22	25.0	1	23	18	196	0	78.3%	10.9	8.5	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	293	41.5%	—	0.0%	126	34.8%
2016	—	DAL	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	DET	7	—	14	26	1	1.9	7.1	2	14.3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	11.9%	—	0.0%	155	62.0%
2018	—	DET	7	—	55	265	3	4.8	5.5	14	25.5	0	10	7	56	0	70.0%	8.0	5.6	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	118	22.3%	—	0.0%	137	65.4%
2019	—	ARI	3	—	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	3	2	19	0	66.7%	9.5	6.3	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	16.7%	—	0.0%	48	38.0%
Career		—	33	—	177	683	8	3.9	4.5	39	22.0	1	40	29	282	0	72.5%	9.7	7.0	—	14	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	549	21.4%	—	0.0%	503	44.7%

Career EPA-17.8·-22 rushing · 4 receiving·-3.6/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2015	24	DET	4	0*	17	60	0	3.5	0.0	1	5.9	0	1.6
2016	25	DET	11	0*	88	334	4	3.8	4.5	22	25.0	1	7.7
2017	26	DET	7	0*	14	26	1	1.9	7.1	2	14.3	0	2.8
2018	27	DET	7	0*	55	265	3	4.8	5.5	14	25.5	0	4.8
2019	28	ARI	3	0*	3	-2	0	-0.7	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			32		177	683	8	3.9	—	39	—	1	16.9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2015	24	DET	4	0*	3	2	11	0	66.7%	5.5	3.7	—	0
2016	25	DET	11	0*	23	18	196	0	78.3%	10.9	8.5	—	9
2017	26	DET	7	0*	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
2018	27	DET	7	0*	10	7	56	0	70.0%	8.0	5.6	—	3
2019	28	ARI	3	0*	3	2	19	0	66.7%	9.5	6.3	—	2
Career			32		40	29	282	0	72.5%	9.7	7.0	—	14

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	24	DET	6	0*	46	14.5%	—	0.0%	37	23.5%
2016	25	DET	14	0*	293	41.5%	—	0.0%	126	34.8%
2017	26	DET	8	0*	65	11.9%	—	0.0%	155	62.0%
2018	27	DET	8	0*	118	22.3%	—	0.0%	137	65.4%
2019	28	ARI	5	0*	27	16.7%	—	0.0%	48	38.0%
Career			41		549	—	—	—	503	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2015	24	—	—	0*	—	-2.6	-0.3	0	-6
2016	25	—	—	0*	—	-14.5	6.4	0	-18
2017	26	—	—	0*	—	-9.3	-1.3	0	9
2018	27	—	—	0*	—	6.3	-0.2	0	0
2019	28	—	—	0*	—	-2.0	-0.2	0	5
Career					—	—	—	0	-10

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2018	27	DET	8	0*	114	2.1	151	2.7	2	27.5	14
2019	28	3TM	5	0*	-2	-0.7	0	0.0	0	—	0
Career			13		112	—	151	—	2	—	14

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	27	DET	8	0*	0.6	-0.4	8.4	0	2	0.2	3	83.7
2019	28	3TM	5	0*	1.7	0.0	9.5	0	1	0.3	2	84.0
Career			13		—	—	—	0	3	—	5	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 40 · Solid

A solid career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 40 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

42

Sustained

career value

×.6

44

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 42.8 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 40· confidence 82%

What builds the career mark of 42

On-field 32.7

Availability 9.3

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2015bestavg 382018

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

9

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Rushing Touchdowns leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-3.56 EPA/season over 5 seasons49

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 88%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

50

Solid

SIS

Yards / snap:1.758 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.758Touch rate0.395EPA/snap-0.032Snap share21.3%Off snaps549Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2015

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2015 class

4.60s

40-Yard

Below avg · 33th pct

Pos 33thAll 58thClass Pos 57thClass All 64th

41"

Vertical

Elite · 98th pct

Pos 98thAll 97thClass Pos 90thClass All 95th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 74thClass All 70th

25 reps

Bench

Strong · 85th pct

Pos 85thAll 74thClass Pos 90thClass All 75th

7.08s

3-Cone

Below avg · 49th pct

Pos 49thAll 59thClass Pos 55thClass All 58th

4.14s

Shuttle

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 83thClass Pos 76thClass All 80th

Postseason Career

1 playoff game

Rushing

Att11Yds34Y/A3.11D11D%9.1

Receiving

Tgt6Rec6Yds54Ctch%100.0%Y/R9.0Y/Tgt9.01D1

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-2.9Rec EPA3.1Rec AirYd-5

College Stats

South Dakota StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (South Dakota State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

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Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

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Movementderived from season history

2019team change
Joined ARI (from DET)
2019final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2015signing
Entered the NFL with DET

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

5'11" / 224 lb

Frame

223 lb at 4.60s

Size-speed

41" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

25 reps

Bench power

Injury History

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2016	DET	0	W15Questionable· Concussion

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

40

peak 44

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

F2015

C+2016

D2017

C2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

55%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2015	60	15	235+175	13.8
2016	334	30.4	519+185	30.5
2017	26	3.7	28+2	1.7
2018	265	37.9	651+386	38.3

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

4 career value over replacement — #4017 all-time of 4,642. 1/season above a replacement-level RB.

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