Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/17Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 17 inside-the-5 carries (5.9%).
Zach Calzada
Zach Calzada is a quarterback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Kentucky.
Calzada operates within the system without forcing anything. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jimbo Fisher and Mark Stoops. One game to point at: 149 passing yards and 9 rushing yards against Ole Miss — Week 2, 2025.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-16vs Toledo | 10/23 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 3.7 | 25.8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs No. 20 Ole Miss | 15/30 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 30.1 | Season-high 149 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ No. 12 Vanderbilt | 3/5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 7.0 | |
| Total | 28/58 | 238 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 | — |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2025
L 23-30
vs Ole Miss
149 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.1
With A. Laros — 42.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · S. McGowan — 93 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.63Zach Calzada pass complete to Kendrick Law for 18 yds to the MISS 21 for a
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.56Zach Calzada pass complete to Josh Kattus for 13 yds to the TOL 44 for a
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1st and 25 · Q2 · EPA +2.51Zach Calzada run for 22 yds to the MISS 33 Kentucky Penalty, Illegal Forward Pass (-5 Yards) to the MISS 38
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Zach Calzada run for 1 yd for a TD (Jacob Kauwe KICK)
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA −2.35Zach Calzada sacked by Zxavian Harris for a loss of 6 yards to the MISS 47
- Week 1 · Toledo · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.27Zach Calzada pass complete to Ja'Mori Maclin for 11 yds to the UK 42 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.24Zach Calzada pass complete to Willie Rodriguez for 9 yds to the UK 34 for a Ole Miss Penalty, Roughing Passer (Tahj Chambers) to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2nd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.82Zach Calzada pass complete to Josh Kattus for 18 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 13 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.48Calzada to Miller: a 2-yard pass.
- Week 2 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA −1.29Zach Calzada pass complete to Kendrick Law for 4 yds to the MISS 15 Kentucky Penalty, Offensive Holding (Henry Boyer) to the MISS 25
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
55 of 58 attempts matched to play-by-play
5 of 55 attempts charted for true throw depth
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 55 passing plays (27 completions) against the box score's 58 attempts (28 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
2.22204 of 206 QBsSack rate
3.3%43 of 206 QBsRarely sacked (43 of 206), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (204 of 206).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
40% of attempts (2)
100%comp
Air -2.5 · YAC 3.5 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
20% of attempts (1)
100%comp
Air 1.0 · YAC 1.0 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
40% of attempts (2)
0%comp1 INT
Air 34.0 avg
Overall 48.3% completion on 58 attempts · 40% of attempts thrown negative air yds.
Teams and coaches
2019Texas A&M8-5HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 117 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 117 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
46.2%
366 pass / 427 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
58 pass attempts and 14 carries in 3 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, four schools
- 2025 Kentucky StoopsYear 7 · 3 games
- Dec 2024 Entered the transfer portalIncarnate Word to Kentucky
- 2023 Incarnate WordYear 5 · 1 game
- Dec 2022 Entered the transfer portalAuburn to Incarnate Word
- 2022 Auburn HarsinYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- Dec 2021 Entered the transfer portalTexas A&M to Auburn
- 2021 Texas A&M FisherYear 3 · 12 games
- 2020 Texas A&M FisherYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Texas A&M FisherYear 1 · 3 games
Moves
- Transferred from Texas A&M to Auburn, Dec 13, 2021.
- Transferred from Auburn to Incarnate Word, Dec 5, 2022.
- Transferred from Incarnate Word to Kentucky, Dec 19, 2024.
2022
- Transferred to Auburnfrom Texas A&M
2023
- Transferred to Incarnate Wordfrom Auburn
2025 3 games
The role got bigger.
- Transferred to Kentuckyfrom Incarnate Word
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
4 coaches2019–2021
Texas A&M
Played for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams and Mark Stoops.