Zach Ertz
TE · FA
35 yrs
Stanford
Description
- Position
- TE
- Team
- Free agent
- Status
- UFA
- Born
- 1990-11-10
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- College
- Stanford
- Draft
- 2013 · R2 · Pick 3 · PHI
- Rookie yr
- 2013
Contract
EXPIRED
- APY
- $6.3M/yr
- Total
- $6.3M
- Guaranteed
- $5.6M
- % of cap
- 2.2%
- Term
- 2025–2026 (1y)
Value#22/65
1.87Rec EPA per $1M APY
Career Résumé
13 seasons
| Seasons | 13 2013–2025 |
| Games | 180 |
| Rec Yds | 8,592 |
| Rec | 825 |
| Rec TD | 57 |
| Tgt | 1,223 |
2026 Projection
| Stat | Floor | Median | Ceiling | vs ’25 | Δ | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec TDs | 1.19 | 4.95 | 10.2 | 4.00 | +0.95 | |
| Rec Yards | 395 | 569 | 919 | 504 | +64.7 | |
| Receptions | 43.3 | 68.4 | 81.0 | 50.0 | +18.4 | |
| Targets | 57.0 | 91.5 | 123 | 72.0 | +19.5 |
Floor · Median · Ceiling · assumes a full 17-game season · availability: 9.5 proj. games
| Year | Tm | G | Tgt | Rec | Catch% | Yds | Y/R | aDOT | Long | Air | YAC | Brk | Drop | Drop% | Rtg | TD | EPA | 1D | 2P | Fum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | WAS | 13 | 72 | 50 | 69.4% | 504 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 30 | 656 | 123 | 1 | 5 | 6.9% | 96.1 | 4 | 11.7 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | WAS | 17 | 91 | 66 | 72.5% | 654 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 37 | 686 | 187 | 0 | 4 | 4.4% | 109.0 | 7 | 31.0 | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARI | 7 | 43 | 27 | 62.8% | 187 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 17 | 332 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 4.7% | 60.9 | 1 | -14.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | 10 | 69 | 47 | 68.1% | 406 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 32 | 548 | 130 | 2 | 3 | 4.3% | 96.6 | 4 | 8.4 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | 17 | 112 | 74 | 66.1% | 763 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 47 | 844 | 340 | 2 | 6 | 5.4% | 85.5 | 5 | 9.4 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | PHI | 11 | 72 | 36 | 50.0% | 335 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 42 | 536 | 88 | 0 | 5 | 6.9% | 50.4 | 1 | -18.2 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | PHI | 15 | 135 | 88 | 65.2% | 916 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 30 | 1,179 | 255 | 5 | 5 | 3.7% | 96.4 | 6 | 35.3 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | PHI | 16 | 156 | 116 | 74.4% | 1,163 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 34 | 1,130 | 353 | 3 | 5 | 3.2% | 98.9 | 8 | 19.2 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | PHI | 14 | 110 | 74 | 67.3% | 824 | 11.1 | — | 53 | 862 | 243 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26.6 | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | PHI | 14 | 106 | 78 | 73.6% | 816 | 10.5 | — | 30 | 852 | 263 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26.2 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | PHI | 15 | 112 | 75 | 67.0% | 853 | 11.4 | — | 60 | 948 | 298 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.5 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | PHI | 16 | 89 | 58 | 65.2% | 702 | 12.1 | — | 35 | 924 | 225 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | PHI | 15 | 56 | 36 | 64.3% | 469 | 13.0 | — | 38 | 567 | 158 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Returns
College
| Year | School | G | Car | Ru Yds | Ru TD | Rec | Rc Yds | Rc TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stanford | — | — | — | — | 66 | 837 | 6 |
| 2011 | Stanford | — | — | — | — | 23 | 308 | 3 |
| 2010 | Stanford | — | — | — | — | 14 | 151 | 4 |
Career Milestones
league finishes · rank since 1999
| Stat | Career | Since '99 | Led | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec Yds | 8,592 | 44th | — | — | — |
| Rec TDs | 57 | 50th | — | — | 1 |
| Receptions | 825 | 24th | — | 1 | 1 |
League finishes among qualifying seasons (≥6 GP) · rank among recorded seasons since 1999 (excludes pre-1999)
Stat Profile
2025 · vs 101 peers
Rec Yds/g
38.883
Y/Tgt
756
Catch%
69.4%40
TD/g
0.382
YAC/Rec
2.59
EPA/Rec
0.247
PlayerMedian (50th)
NextGen Stats
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Career Highs
regular season
| Stat | Game | When | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rec Yds | 152 | 2015 Wk17 vs NYG | 1163'18 |
| Rec | 15 | 2014 Wk16 vs WAS | 116'18 |
| Rec TD | 2 | 2013 Wk13 vs ARI | 8'17 |
| Tgt | 18 | 2014 Wk16 vs WAS | 156'18 |
Athletic Profile
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Postseason
team record · since 1999
| Round | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Playoffs | 6 | 5 |
| Conf. Championship | 1 | 1 |
| Super Bowl | 1 | 0 |
Comparable Players
2025 · stat-profile similarity
Game Trend
2025 · Rec Yds
WinLossRec Yds per game
Season Timeline
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Usage Trend
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Vs Defense Quality
2025 · per game
| Faced | G | Rec Yds | Rec | Rec TD | Tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top-10 D | 4 | 40.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Middle | 5 | 34.4 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Bottom-10 D | 4 | 42.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 7 |
defense rank by EPA/play allowed
Consistency
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Depth vs YAC
2025 · vs peers
dashed lines = league median · top-right = best on both axes
Receiving Profile
rec yds: air / after catch
After catch Air yards
7.8
aDOT
2.9%
Drop %
90.4
Rtg if Tgtd
3.3
YAC/Rec
News
1 items
- Zach Ertz "doing everything I can" to get backZach Ertz said in April that he does not want last season's torn ACL to be the final act of his NFL career and said he has "eyes wide open" to the need to show he's healthy in order to find a place to play in 2026.