Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 24 | — |
| Success rate | 41.7% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 8.3% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 12.5% | — |
| First downs | 4 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 2 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 0 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 8 | — |
| Target share | 10.7% | — |
| Catch rate | 75.0% | — |
| Success rate per target | 50.0% | — |
| Yards per target | 7.5 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Perry's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted8 targets charted
Run direction26 carries
2025 charting · Louisiana
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Perry’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted11 targets charted
Run direction66 carries
Career
5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Cincinnati#55 · 5-3 | 7 | 15% | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 41.7% | 6 | 60 | 0 | 10.7% |
| 2025 |  Louisiana#103 · 6-7 | 12 | 41% | 138 | 689 | 5.0 | 8 | 37.9% | 16 | 106 | 0 | 7.5% |
| 2024 | Louisiana#63 · 10-4 | 13 | 31% | 112 | 695 | 6.2 | 4 | 44.1% | 11 | 46 | 0 | 6.3% |
| 2023 | Louisiana#73 · 6-7 | 13 | 20% | 54 | 213 | 3.9 | 2 | 47.9% | 3 | 25 | 0 | 4.2% |
| 2022 | Louisiana#70 · 6-7 | 3 | 6% | 20 | 62 | 3.1 | 0 | 46.2% | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Zylan Perry's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Zylan Perry's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Boston College | W 34–15 | 4.2 | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Western Carolina | W 62–10 | 7.4 | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 40 | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 42 | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Miami (OH) | W 35–31 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3 | 87 | · | · | · |
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 31–26 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 2 | 26 | · | · | · |
| 5 | @ Arizona | L 7–34 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | @ West Virginia | L 42–45 | 6.0 | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 14 | · | · | · |
| 8 |  Texas Tech | W 37–24 | 6.8 | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 17 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 |  Utah | L 25–49 | — | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | 15 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.1 | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 184 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 26 | — |
| Yards | 168 | 382nd / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 6.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 411th / 683 |
| Long | 40 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 6 | 1004th / 2089 |
| Yards | 60 | 1059th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 10 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 9 | — |
| Yards | 184 | — |
| Average | 20.4 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 32 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Boston College | 61 | ~19 (13–25) | 10 | · | 31% |
| Wk 2 · Western Carolina | 78 | ~15 (10–19) | 5 | 2 | 19% |
| Wk 3 · Miami (OH) | 76 | · | · | 3 | — |
| Wk 4 · Kansas State | 52 | · | · | 2 | — |
| Wk 7 · West Virginia | 70 | ~14 (4–27) | 6 | 1 | 20% |
| Wk 8 · Texas Tech | 71 | ~29 (20–38) | 13 | · | 41% |
| Wk 9 · Utah | 63 | · | · | 1 | — |
| Season | 528 | 77 (60–95) | 34 | 9 | 15% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Cincinnati roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cole Tabb | RB | JR | 79 | 752 | 9.5 | 10 | 17 | +0.54 |
| 6 | Gi'Bran Payne | RB | SR | 78 | 485 | 6.2 | 2 | 7 | +0.20 |
| 7 | Zylan Perry | RB | SR | 26 | 168 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | +0.27 |
| 13 | Zion Johnson | RB | SO | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | -0.18 |
| 25 | James Lewis | RB | JR | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | — | +0.57 |
| 26 | Jayzon Thompson | RB | FR | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Cincinnati depth chart →