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2025 season · TE · #86 · 13th season

86Zach Ertz

Age 35 · 6'5" · 250 lb · Stanford · Pick 35 overall (2013). Snap share 66% across 13 games.

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WASCommanders offense66% of snaps
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Targets
72
5.5 per game
17th of 72
Receptions
50
69% catch rate
T-18th of 72
Yards
504
39 per game
21st of 72
Touchdowns
4
25 first downs
T-19th of 72
Target share
19%
20% of air yards
9th of 72
aDOT
9.1
air yards per target
6th of 72
EPA / target
+0.16
+11.7 total
43rd of 72
YAC / catch
2.5
123 after the catch
70th of 72
The short version
  • How goodErtz's +11.7 EPA is 32nd of 72 tight ends.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes in the air (+25.0, 85th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy5.9 standard points a game, TE17 of 108.7.8 half-PPR points a game, TE18 of 108.9.7 PPR points a game, TE18 of 108.
  • How he's usedHe wins before the catch rather than after it: 24% of his yards come after the catch (league 50%).
  • LatelyTargets are climbing: 7.7 a game over his last three against 5.5 for the season.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 72 tight ends with 15 targets+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Target shareof team targets19%9th of 72
88th
Depth of targetair yards per target9.16th of 72
92nd
After the catchyards per reception2.570th of 72
3rd
Catch ratereceptions per target69%50th of 72
31st
EPA per target+0.1643rd of 72
41st
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
First downsper target35%42nd of 72
42nd
Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better7%59th of 72
19th
Yards per game38.818th of 72
76th
Success rate50%T-45th of 72
35th
Total EPA+11.732nd of 72
56th
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Ertz scores 5.9 standard points a game, TE17 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 2.5 and 10.1; 4 boom weeks (9+) and 3 busts (under 3).

Points a game5.9TE17 of 108
Season76.4TE21 · 13 games
Most weeks2.5–10.1his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts4 · 39+ · under 3

Ertz scores 7.8 half-PPR points a game, TE18 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 4.2 and 12.5; 3 boom weeks (12+) and 3 busts (under 4).

Points a game7.8TE18 of 108
Season101.4TE20 · 13 games
Most weeks4.2–12.5his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 312+ · under 4

Ertz scores 9.7 PPR points a game, TE18 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 5.8 and 14.9; 3 boom weeks (15+) and 2 busts (under 5).

Points a game9.7TE18 of 108
Season126.4TE19 · 13 games
Most weeks5.8–14.9his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts3 · 215+ · under 5
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 72 tight ends

He wins before the catch rather than after it: 24% of his yards come after the catch (league 50%). He rarely moves before the snap: 44% of his targets come with motion (league 56%). His share of the team's targets is 17%: on third down it holds at 16%; inside the 20 it holds at 18%. Zach is a downfield target: 10% of his targets travel 20 yards or more, against 5% for the league's receivers.

Wins before the catchAfter the catch 24% · 5th pctlStaticMotion 44% · 16th pctlDownfieldDeep share 10% · 81st pctl
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Deep sharetargets 20+ yards downfield
10%
81st
Screensshare of his targets
1%
23rd
Middle of the fieldtargets between the numbers
26%
57th
After the catchshare of his yards after the catch
24%
5th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Third-down shareof team targets on 3rd down
16%
82nd
Red-zone shareof team targets inside the 20
18%
80th
Motiontargets with pre-snap motion
44%
16th
Play actiontargets off play action
21%
29th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

Game logall 22 weeks
WkOpponentDefenseSnapTgtRecYdsTDEPA
1vs NYG W 21-614th D14th vs TE64%53261-0.3
2at GB L 18-2713th D13th vs TE90%86641+4.7
3vs LV W 41-2421st D21st vs TE52%3338+2.1
4at ATL L 27-3416th D16th vs TE61%4221+1.5
5at LAC W 27-1027th D27th vs TE53%100-0.3
6vs CHI L 24-2511th D11th vs TE60%66431+5.1
7at DAL L 22-4426th D26th vs TE67%73371-0.2
8at KC L 7-2820th D20th vs TE62%6416-5.1
9vs SEA L 14-3822nd D22nd vs TE63%4446+1.8
10vs DET L 22-445th D5th vs TE81%5454+2.9
11at MIA L 13-1618th D18th vs TE75%8442-6.3
12Bye week
13vs DEN L 26-2719th D19th vs TE67%1310106+3.6
14at MIN L 0-316th D6th vs TE69%2111+2.2
15at NYG W 29-21Did not play
16vs PHI L 18-29Did not play
17vs DAL L 23-30Did not play
18at PHI W 24-17Did not play
19Bye week
20Bye week
21Bye week
22Bye week
13 games66%72505044+11.7

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season13 seasons
180Games
1,223Targets
825Receptions
8,592Yards
57TD
2013 to 2025 · 13 seasons · 3 teams

His best year was 2018, 1,163 receiving yards in 16 games with PHI. This season's 38.8 a game puts him on pace for 659 over 17, short of it.

06001,30013·PHI14·PHI15·PHI16·PHI17·PHI★18·PHI19·PHI20·PHI21·ARI22·ARI23·ARI2425
SeasonTeamGTgtRecYdsTDY/RYds/gEPA/tgt
2013PHI155636469413.031.3+0.33
2014PHI168958702312.143.9+0.27
2015PHI1511275853211.456.9+0.06
2016PHI1410678816410.558.3+0.25
2017PHI1411074824811.158.9+0.24
2018PHI161561161,163810.072.7+0.12
2019PHI1513588916610.461.1+0.26
2020PHI11723633519.330.5-0.25
2021ARI1711274763510.344.9+0.08
2022ARI10694740648.640.6+0.12
2023ARI7432718716.926.7-0.33
2024WAS17916665479.938.5+0.34
2025WAS137250504410.138.8+0.16
Career3 tm1801,2238258,5925710.447.7+0.15
Career highsYards 1,163 · 2018TD 8 · 2017Receptions 116 · 2018
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 22
Depth chart
not listed
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
5 on 72 targets
Broken tackles
1
Passer rating when targeted
89.2
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    22Jacory Croskey-MerrittRB188873 · 8 TD-5.5
    1Deebo Samuel Sr.WR116802 · 6 TD+17.8
    36Chris Rodriguez Jr.RB116530 · 6 TD+2.9
    26Jeremy McNicholsRB75417 · 1 TD+0.3
    17Terry McLaurinWR60582 · 3 TD+31.7
    5Jayden DanielsQB58278 · 2 TD+1.7
    8Marcus MariotaQB50297 · 1 TD+6.7
    83Jaylin LaneWR33232-5.4