TE#86
Zach Ertz
gsis_id 00-0030061
WAS
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.61 yd
- Cushion
- 6.05 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.53
- Avg YAC
- 2.91
- Share of intended air yards
- 22.0%
- Catch rate
- 69.0%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 1
- Drops
- 5
- Drop rate
- 12.1%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 89.2
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 72 | 50 | 504 | 4 | 11.7 | 0.193 | 0.43 | 0 | 126.4 |
| 2024 | 20 | 116 | 84 | 809 | 8 | 47.6 | 0.184 | 0.40 | 0 | 216.9 |
| 2023 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 187 | 1 | -14.0 | 0.191 | 0.40 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 69 | 47 | 406 | 4 | 8.4 | 0.179 | 0.41 | 0 | 115.6 |
| 2021 | 18 | 116 | 77 | 784 | 5 | 10.0 | 0.184 | 0.41 | 4 | 185.8 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- College
- Stanford (Pacific Twelve Conference)
- Draft
- 2013 · Rd 2 · Pk 35 · PHI
- Rookie season
- 2013
- Experience
- 13 yr
- Status
- RES
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 14 · no game status listed · practice: Did Not Participate In Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Out · WAS
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
48 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Hunter HenryTE · NE · distance 0.77
- Separation
- 3.02
- Cushion
- 6.02
- YAC over expected
- 0.32
- Share of air yards
- 15.8
- Catch rate
- 69.0
Mason TaylorTE · NYJ · distance 0.78
- Separation
- 3.25
- Cushion
- 6.11
- YAC over expected
- -0.49
- Share of air yards
- 11.8
- Catch rate
- 67.7
Theo JohnsonTE · NYG · distance 0.89
- Separation
- 3.01
- Cushion
- 5.83
- YAC over expected
- -0.51
- Share of air yards
- 13.6
- Catch rate
- 60.8
Dallas GoedertTE · PHI · distance 1.00
- Separation
- 3.36
- Cushion
- 5.99
- YAC over expected
- 0.11
- Share of air yards
- 13.9
- Catch rate
- 73.2
Travis KelceTE · KC · distance 1.01
- Separation
- 3.21
- Cushion
- 5.64
- YAC over expected
- 0.43
- Share of air yards
- 16.6
- Catch rate
- 70.4
Zach Ertz baseline
- Separation
- 2.73
- Cushion
- 6.03
- YAC over expected
- -0.76
- Share of air yards
- 16.6
- Catch rate
- 69.4