Zane Pope

Senior wide receiver for Fresno State. 2022: 48 catches, 616 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Fresno State · Sr. · #2

6′2″ · 195 lb · Moorpark, CA

CFB Index 61 · #129 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceFresno State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Fresno State. 2022: 48 catches, 616 receiving yards, 4 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Fresno State, 1,733 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 143 yds vs San Diego State.San Diego State · W 32-282022

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Fresno State

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

3 coaches

2019

Jeff Tedford

Fresno State

2020

Kalen DeBoer

Fresno State

era →

2021

Lee Marks

Fresno State

era →

2022

Jeff Tedford

Fresno State

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Kalen DeBoer, and Lee Marks. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Fresno State4-8HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

2020Fresno State3-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Fresno State10-3HC: Lee Marks · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

61Quality starter #129 of 488?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: catch rate (93rd percentile). Strength: epa / target (90th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#42 / 636 · 93rd pct

93.9%

EPA / target#65 / 636 · 90th pct

1.08

Explosive rate#159 / 636 · 75th pct

18.4%

Yards / catch#287 / 636 · 55th pct

12.5

TD rate#325 / 636 · 49th pct

6.1%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#135 / 550 · 75th pct

Rec yards#147 / 550 · 73rd pct

616

Rec TDs#155 / 550 · 66th pct

Yards / catch#281 / 550 · 48th pct

12.8

Long catch#338 / 550 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

93rd → 90th percentile

Explosive rate

90th → 75th percentile

Catch rate

67th → 93rd percentile

TD rate

88th → 49th percentile

Yards / catch

95th → 55th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.9	69.4	14.2	0.3
Road4g	3.5	32.5	9.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	43.8	13.6	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	5.3	66.2	11.4	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Entz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

61 · #129 of 488 WRs

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Fresno State	48	616	12.8	4	--
2021	Fresno State	25	471	18.8	4	--
2020	Fresno State	7	119	17.0	2	--
2019	Fresno State	46	527	11.5	1	--
Career		126	1,733	13.8	11	--

Season	Team
2022	Fresno State	--	--	18	--	--
2021	Fresno State	1	3	--	26	--
2020	Fresno State	--	--	--	9	--
2019	Fresno State	1	--	--	--	--
Career		2	3	18	35	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 16 · 2022

W 29–6

vs Washington State

4 rec · 62 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 23-point win at home against Washington State.

With J. Mims — 210 rush yds (18 car) · 2 TD · J. Haener — 272 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (5 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · San Diego State · 3&12 · Q1 · EPA +3.63Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 21 yds to the SDSt 39 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Boise State · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.57Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 22 yds for a TD (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 9 · San Diego State · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 8 yds for a TD, (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 1 · Washington State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 22 yds for a TD (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 43 yds to the Hawa 22 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Wyoming · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA +2.19Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 17 yds to the FrsSt 46 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · San Diego State · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.19Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 20 yds to the SDSt 27 for a 1ST down SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Offsides (Caden McDonald) declined for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 4&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 7 yds to the Hawa 27 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.08Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 14 yds to the FrsSt 47 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · San José State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.02Logan Fife pass complete to Zane Pope for 24 yds to the FrsSt 44 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 35-7vs Cal Poly	3	45	15.0	0	20
Wk 2	L 32-35vs Oregon State	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 3	L 17-45@ USC	3	35	11.7	0	16
Wk 7	W 17-10vs San José State	3	53	17.7	0	24
Wk 9	W 32-28vs San Diego State	10	143	14.3	1	39	Season-high 143 yds
Wk 10	W 55-13vs Hawai'i	5	76	15.2	0	43
Wk 11	W 37-30@ UNLV	2	11	5.5	1	9
Wk 12	W 41-14@ Nevada	5	33	6.6	0	14
Wk 13	W 30-0vs Wyoming	6	83	13.8	0	21
Wk 14	W 28-16@ Boise State	4	51	12.8	1	22
Bowl	W 29-6vs Washington State	4	62	15.5	1	24
Total		48	616	12.4	4	43

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Zane Pope

2022 snapshot

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Rotational

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Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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