#85

Zach Atkins

TE · Colorado · Fr. · #85

Returning to Colorado for 2026
Fr. · Olathe, Kan. → Blue Valley Southwest
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Zach Atkins

TE · Colorado · Jr · #85

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Colorado
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Colorado3-9HC: Deion Sanders · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Colorado201497.50--
Career201497.50--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025

W 24–17

vs Iowa State

2 rec · 11 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Colorado

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Tight end · Colorado

Returning around him

  • 7% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #67

DNA match

Player DNA

Complete TE

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

TE

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Boden Groen’s 2024 season.

Boden Groen

87%match

Rice · 2024

#2

Drew Biber

Purdue · 2024

86%
#3

Weston Wolff

South Florida · 2023

83%
#4

Nick Gallo

Virginia Tech · 2022

83%
#5

Jordan Williams

Ball State · 2021

82%

Matches Boden on

Height
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Boden on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Trent Tyre's freshman season at South Alabama (2020).

Trent Tyre

83%match

South Alabama · 2020

#2

Elijah Lagg

UAB · 2025

82%
#3

Seydou Traore

Arkansas State · 2021

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
82%
#4

Jailen Butler

Old Dominion · 2023

81%
#5

Boden Groen

Rice · 2022

79%

Matches Trent on

Class year
Height
Yards / reception

Differs from Trent on

Reception volume (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2307

Final rank
#2464
Avg #2386.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2307 this season.

Background

AT COLORADO 2025 (Jr.) Played in all 12 games, starting in seven including the final five of the season. Finished the season fourth on the team with 20 receptions for 149 receiving yards. Against Houston he registered his first carry and touchdown after recovering a fumble by Ryan Staub and fell...

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