Zane Pope

#2 · WR · Sr. · Fresno State6′2″ · 195 lb · Moorpark, CA

Zane Pope: WR · Fresno State · #2.

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Zane Pope

WR · Fresno State · Sr · #2

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The four seasons at Fresno State span three head coaches: Jeff Tedford, Kalen DeBoer and Lee Marks. On tape: 143 receiving yards and 10 receptions against San Diego State, Week 9, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Fresno State	48	616	12.8	4	43
2021	Fresno State	25	471	18.8	4	65
2020	Fresno State	7	119	17.0	2	33
2019	Fresno State	46	527	11.5	1	53
Career		126	1,733	13.8	11	65

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 7 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	12.8	4	43

Signature game

Week 9 · 2022

W 32-28

vs San Diego State

10 rec · 143 yds · 1 TD

Edged out San Diego State at home in a shootout.

With J. Haener — 394 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 59.9 · N. Remigio — 10 rec · 126 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · San Diego State · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.63Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 21 yds to the SDSt 39 for a
Week 14 · Boise State · 3rd and 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 · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 8 yds for a TD, (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 1 · Washington State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.65Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 22 yds for a TD (Abraham Montano KICK)
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 43 yds to the Hawa 22 for a
Week 13 · Wyoming · 1st and 15 · Q1 · EPA +2.19Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 17 yds to the FrsSt 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · San Diego State · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.19Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 20 yds to the SDSt 27 for a SAN DIEGO ST Penalty, Offsides (Caden McDonald) declined for a
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 4th and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.16Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 7 yds to the Hawa 27 for a
Week 10 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.08Jake Haener pass complete to Zane Pope for 14 yds to the FrsSt 47 for a
Week 7 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.02Logan Fife pass complete to Zane Pope for 24 yds to the FrsSt 44 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Fresno State4-8HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

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

2021Fresno State10-3HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 61 (#129 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

61Quality starter #129 of 488 · 2022?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2022. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	70.7	14.0	0.2
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

2022 season

Head Coach

Jeff Tedford

Pass share

51.0%

469 pass / 451 run

Plays / game

65.7

14 games

Team sack rate

7.9%

495 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

48 catches in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

61 · #129 of 488 WRs · 2022

Zane Pope

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Signature game

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Awards

48 catches in 11 games

Five seasons at Fresno State