#8Zach Pyron

QB·Georgia Tech·2024

Zach Pyron is a Dual-Threat QB for Georgia Tech. Zach's 2024 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 84 plays — a developing rate for the QB.

What projects, and what doesn't · QBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.46
Beats guessing the QB average by 16%. n=2,421 QB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.05
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=1,965 QB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.51
Beats guessing the QB average by 20%. n=1,965 QB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Zach Pyron's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Passing

35/65 Comp/Att409 Pass yards2 Pass TD3 INT53.8% Comp %

Rushing

115 Rush yards4 Rush TD36 Carries3.2 Yards/carry

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs QB peers

Efficiency0
Volume41
Dual-Threat70
Consistency12
Clutch67

Player type

Dual-Threat QB

A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.

Rushing threatScrambles for valueStresses defensive structure

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)0th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency12th %ile · below avg

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs QB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.31 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
▸Peak game: 1.19 EPA/play in Wk 6 vs Duke (SP+ 6).

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗

Starter

Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	C/ATT	Pass Yds	Pass TD	INT	QBR	Rush Yds	Rush TD	EPA/play
0	vsFlorida State	W24-21	-3.2	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
1	vsGeorgia State	W35-12	-17.9	1/1	-1	0	0	91.5	15	0	0.94
2	@Syracuse	L28-31	5.5	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	0.25
3	vsVMI	W59-7	—	3/5	58	1	0	67.7	25	2	0.51
4	@Louisville	L19-31	13.6	—	—	—	—	—	2	0	-0.24
6	vsDuke	W24-14	5.6	—	—	—	—	—	9	1	1.19
7	@North Carolina	W41-34	5.0	1/1	7	0	0	5.1	6	0	-0.20
8	vsNotre Dame	L13-31	23.9	20/36	269	1	2	73.9	45	0	0.02
9	@Virginia Tech	L6-21	10.0	10/22	76	0	1	23.9	10	0	0.01
14	@Georgia	L42-44	24.3	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	-0.73

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

14.4%

Passing plays

20.5%

Rushing plays

8.8%

Standard downs

12.3%

Passing downs

19.8%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.02
Passing downs: 0.15
Pass / Rush EPA: -0.00 / 0.25

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).