Zak Simon

#11 · WR · Jr. · Massachusetts5′10″ · 180 lb · Temecula, CA

Zak Simon: WR · Massachusetts · #11.

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Zak Simon

WR · Massachusetts · Jr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Massachusetts. On tape: 74 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Coastal Carolina, Week 4, 2019.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Massachusetts	31	350	11.3	2	38
2018	Massachusetts	15	238	15.9	2	67
Career		46	588	12.8	4	67

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 21-48@ Rutgers	2	17	8.5	0	13
Wk 2	L 20-45vs Southern Illinois	3	60	20.0	0	38
Wk 3	L 17-52@ Charlotte	2	17	8.5	0	10
Wk 4	L 28-62vs Coastal Carolina	5	74	14.8	1	23	Season-high 74 yds
Wk 5	W 37-29vs Akron	2	15	7.5	0	8
Wk 7	L 21-69@ Louisiana Tech	4	43	10.8	0	18
Wk 9	L 35-56vs UConn	3	25	8.3	0	9
Wk 10	L 21-63vs Liberty	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 11	L 7-63@ Army	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 12	L 6-45@ Northwestern	6	58	9.7	0	15
Wk 13	L 24-56vs BYU	2	15	7.5	1	12
Total		31	350	11.3	2	38

Signature game

Week 4 · 2019

L 28-62

vs Coastal Carolina

5 rec · 74 yds · 1 TD

With I. Rodgers — 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 solo tackles · R. West — 120 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.0

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 4 · Coastal Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.08Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 23 yds for a TD, (Cooper Garcia KICK)
Week 4 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Andrew Brito pass complete to Zak Simon for 18 yds to the CCaro 49 for a
Week 13 · BYU · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.53Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 12 yds for a TD (Mike Caggiano KICK)
Week 12 · Northwestern · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.52Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 11 yds to the Nwest 37 for a
Week 2 · Southern Illinois · 1st and 15 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 22 yds to the UMass 43 for a
Week 11 · Army · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.26Andrew Brito pass complete to Zak Simon for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 5 · Akron · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.93Michael Curtis pass complete to Zak Simon for 7 yds to the Akron 45 for a
Week 2 · Southern Illinois · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.78Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 38 yds to the SoIll 3 for a
Week 7 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.55Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 18 yds to the UMass 41 for a
Week 12 · Northwestern · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.51Randall West pass complete to Zak Simon for 12 yds to the Nwest 44 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Massachusetts4-8HC: Mark Whipple · Balanced

2019Massachusetts1-11HC: Walt Bell · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2019 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: explosive rate (22nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#274 / 728 · 62nd pct

72.1%

EPA / target#357 / 728 · 51st pct

0.54

TD rate#400 / 728 · 45th pct

4.7%

Yards / catch#460 / 728 · 37th pct

11.3

Explosive rate#565 / 728 · 22nd pct

7.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#265 / 556 · 51st pct

Rec yards#321 / 556 · 42nd pct

350

Rec TDs#293 / 556 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#392 / 556 · 29th pct

11.3

Long catch#402 / 556 · 27th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

91st → 51st percentile

Explosive rate

32nd → 22nd percentile

Catch rate

39th → 62nd percentile

TD rate

80th → 45th percentile

Yards / catch

83rd → 37th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2019. 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

2019 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.7	33.2	11.3	0.3
Road5g	3.0	30.2	10.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	37.7	11.7	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	24.8	10.3	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Walt Bell

Pass share

47.9%

392 pass / 427 run

Plays / game

68.2

12 games

Team sack rate

6.3%

430 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

31 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Zak Simon

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Awards

31 catches in 11 games

Three seasons at Massachusetts