Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/16Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (6.2%).
Zack Mahoney
Last confirmed: Syracuse, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 217 lb · LaGrange Park, IL
Zack Mahoney: QB · Syracuse · #16.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Zack Mahoney
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Zack Mahoney has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Syracuse. A game that shows it: 384 passing yards and 38 rushing yards against Wake Forest — Week 11, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Syracuse in the news
- Syracuse names starting QB for UNC game
Roundtable Oct 23 - Syracuse players suspended for assault
Syracuse.com Oct 15 - Court ruling advances Monroe's eligibility
247Sports Oct 7
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-30vs Middle Tennessee | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 84.0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-17vs Central Michigan | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-35@ No. 25 LSU | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84.0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24vs No. 2 Clemson | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-27@ Florida State | 7/12 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 26.1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 43-64vs Wake Forest | 33/60 | 384 | 3 | 2 | 6.4 | 55.5 | Season-high 384 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 10-56@ Louisville | 5/15 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 7.5 | |
| Total | 46/90 | 471 | 3 | 4 | 5.2 | — |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2017
L 43-64
vs Wake Forest
384 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 55.5 · 38 rush yds (8 car)
With D. Strickland — 59 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 49 yds · S. Hofrichter — 42.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 51 long
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −4.38Zack Mahoney pass intercepted Justin Strnad return for no gain to the WFrst 15
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.54Zack Mahoney pass complete to Steve Ishmael for 30 yds for a TD WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined, (Cole Murphy KICK)
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA −3.23Zack Mahoney pass intercepted Jaboree Williams return for 52 yds to the Syrac 20
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.00Zack Mahoney pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 19 yds for a TD, (Cole Murphy KICK)
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 4th and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.94Zack Mahoney pass complete to Ervin Philips for 26 yds to the WFrst 14 for a
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Zack Mahoney pass complete to Ravian Pierce for 18 yds for a TD, (Cole Murphy KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 10 · Florida State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.59Zack Mahoney pass complete to Ervin Philips for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a
- Week 2 · Middle Tennessee · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.57Zack Mahoney run for 9 yds to the MTnSt 43 for a
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Zack Mahoney pass complete to Jamal Custis for 11 yds to the WFrst 49 for a
- Week 11 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Zack Mahoney pass complete to Dontae Strickland for 36 yds to the WFrst 38 for a
Passing profile
Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
89 of 90 attempts matched to play-by-play
Totals here are the box score's. Play-by-play lists 89 passing plays (46 completions) against the box score's 90 attempts (46 completions), and the depth buckets use play-by-play.
Adjusted ANY/A
3.73187 of 205 QBsSack rate
2.2%13 of 205 QBsRarely sacked (13 of 205), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (187 of 205).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Short
0–9 yds57%of completions
26 comp4.9 yds avg
Middle
10–19 yds33%of completions
15 comp13.9 yds avg2 TD
Deep
20+ yds11%of completions
5 comp27.2 yds avg1 TD
Overall 51.1% completion on 90 attempts · 57% of completions gained 0–9 yds.
Teams and coaches
2015Syracuse4-8HC: Scott Shafer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2016Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo
2017Syracuse4-8HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 96.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 28.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 156 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dino Babers
Pass share
53.6%
548 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
85.2
12 games
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
90 pass attempts and 15 carries in 7 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at Syracuse
- 2017 Syracuse BabersYear 3 · 7 games
- 2016 Syracuse BabersYear 2 · 8 games
- 2015 Syracuse ShaferYear 1 · 8 games
How it ended
Three seasons at Syracuse, 1,949 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
2 coaches2015
Syracuse
Coaching transition mid-career: Scott Shafer → Dino Babers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.