Zach Calzada
Zach Calzada
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Quarterback · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 27% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #60
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Spencer Petras’s 2021 season.
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Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Michael Alaimo’s path through Kent State.
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As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Grayson Loftis's freshman season at Duke (2023).
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Player DNA
Players who play like Zach Calzada
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #702
Peaked at #702 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2025-89%
Sharp dropoff (-89%) — career inflection point.