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Zach Ertz

Tight End, Philadelphia Eagles · #86.

Player facts

Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Tight End
Number: 86
Born: Nov 10, 1990 (age 35)
Birthplace: Alamo, CA, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Stanford
Experience: 14 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	3	8	22	7.3	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	828	1228	8,614	10.4	57	60	461	1	4	4.0	0	4	7	4

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	8 targets	-0.57	38%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs JAX	L 19-17	0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs LAR	L 24-20	2	4	13	6.5	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 28	@ CHI	L 27-7	1	2	9	9.0	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Zachary Adam Ertz (born November 10, 1990) is an American professional football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. Ertz played nine seasons with the Eagles, making three Pro Bowls and winning Super Bowl LII with them. He set the NFL record for most receptions in a season by a tight end in 2018, which stood until eclipsed by Trey McBride in 2025. Ertz has also been a member of the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, and Washington Commanders. His wife Julie is a former player for the U.S. national soccer team.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zach Ertz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Born in Orange, California, Ertz grew up as the oldest of four children. His father played for the Lehigh University football team from 1981 to 1984. Ertz played high school football and basketball at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. As a senior, he had 56 receptions, 756 receiving yards, and 14 receiving touchdowns for the football team and was named to the All-East Bay Athletic League first team.

College career

Ertz attended Stanford University, where he played football for the Cardinal from 2009 to 2012. He redshirted the 2009 season. In 2010, he played 13 games and had 16 catches for 190 yards and five touchdowns. He had two receptions, including a touchdown, in the Orange Bowl against Virginia Tech that year.

Ertz had 27 receptions, 343 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns in 2011, despite missing three games due to a knee injury. In the Fiesta Bowl, he had four catches and one touchdown against Oklahoma State. The following season, as a junior, Ertz had 69 catches, 898 receiving yards, and six touchdowns. He had three catches for 61 yards in the Rose Bowl. His 898 receiving yards was the most by an FBS tight end that season. He was a unanimous All-American, a finalist for the Mackey Award, and an All-Pac-12 first team selection.

After the 2012 season, Ertz announced that he would enter the NFL draft.

Personal life

Ertz is a Christian. On February 26, 2016, Ertz proposed to professional soccer player Julie Johnston, then a starting defensive midfielder for the U.S. women's national team, at Klein Field, the Stanford University baseball stadium where they first met. They married on March 26, 2017, in Goleta, California. They were featured in ESPN's The Body Issue magazine in 2017. The couple's first child, a son named Madden, was born on August 11, 2022. The couple welcomed twin sons Kace and Kyren on August 24, 2024.

From Wikipedia’s article on Zach Ertz, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹