AT A GLANCE
2026 SEASON · BIG TEN · PLAYER TREND REPORT

2026 SEASON (6 GMS): RECEIVING: 4 REC, 41 YDS, 0 TD

CAREER (22 GMS): RECEIVING: 24 REC, 299 YDS, 0 TD   DEFENSE: 19 TCKL, 6.5 TFL, 4 SACKS, 0 INT

TREND NOTES
  • Zach Ortwerth has not caught a TD pass in his IOWA career, a span of 22 games dating back to last season.
  • Zach Ortwerth has 1 forced fumbles in his career; the last vs NEBRASKA on 11/29/24.
  • Zach Ortwerth has never had more than 3 receptions in a game in his career (has hit 3 twice).
  • Zach Ortwerth had 3 catches for 66 yds, 1 tackles, 1 TFL vs WISCONSIN (2024).
WIN SHARES

His share of his team's actual wins. A team's win shares add up to its win total; see “Advanced Metrics Explained” on the Leaders page for the method.

SeasonWin SharesOffenseDefenseTeam winsShare of winsDivision rank
20260.010.010.0060%5,539 of 10,090 (FBS)
20250.030.030.0090%4,874 of 10,666 (FBS)
20240.200.040.1682%1,347 of 8,164 (FBS)
20230.080.000.08101%2,753 of 11,079 (FBS)
2026 GAME LOG
DATEOPPONENTRECREC YDSYPCTDTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
09/05/2026vs. NIU166.00----------
09/12/2026vs. IOWA ST.N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
09/19/2026vs. UNI--------0000--
09/26/2026@ MICHIGAN11313.00----------
10/03/2026vs. OHIO ST.177.00----------
10/09/2026@ WASHINGTON11515.00----------
10/24/2026@ MINNESOTA--------0000--
10/31/2026vs. WISCONSINN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
TOTALS8 GMS44110.2000000

"N/A" stands in for a box score that does not have stats entered for this player.

PROJECTED GAME LOG (REMAINING SCHEDULE)
DATEOPPONENTRECREC YDSYPCTD
11/07@ NORTHWESTERN0.75.78.60.0
11/14vs. PURDUE0.87.49.40.0
11/21@ ILLINOIS0.76.18.80.0
11/27vs. NEBRASKA0.54.38.10.0
PROJSEASON TOTALS (6 real + 4 proj)6.764.49.7--

Projected by the same share-of-team-projection mechanism as the matchup reports' projected box scores; untracked opponents omitted. Share blend: 8 game(s) of 26-27 weighted 73% against 25-26; returning players held only 6% of 25-26 passing, 46% of 25-26 rushing -- the departed share is left unassigned rather than handed to the returners (capped at 2x their demonstrated share).

PROJECT STATS — VS. ANY OPPONENT

Search any team to project ZACH ORTWERTH’s stat line against them (neutral site) — the same share-of-team-projection mechanism as the schedule above.

LAST YEAR'S NUMBERS — 2025
DATEOPPONENTRECREC YDSYPCTDTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
09/13/2025vs. MASSACHUSETTS11313.00----------
09/19/2025@ RUTGERS23015.00----------
10/25/2025vs. MINNESOTA2178.50----------
11/15/2025@ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA133.00----------
11/28/2025@ NEBRASKA111.00----------
12/31/2025@ VANDERBILT177.00----------
TOTALS6 GMS8718.9000000
HIGHS & LOWS
STATHIGHGAMELOWGAME
REC YDS1510/09/2026 vs Washington609/05/2026 vs NIU
REC109/05/2026 vs NIU109/05/2026 vs NIU
REC TD009/05/2026 vs NIU009/05/2026 vs NIU
CAREER, SEASON BY SEASON
SEASONGPRECREC YDSYPCTDTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
2023315454.0061100
202471113312.10135.5300
202568718.9000000
2026644110.2000000
TOTALS222429912.50196.5400
CAREER GAME LOG
DATEOPPONENTRECREC YDSYPCTDTCKLTFLSACKSINTPD
11/11/2023vs. RUTGERS15454.00----------
12/02/2023vs. MICHIGAN--------1110--
01/01/2024@ TENNESSEE--------5000--
08/31/2024vs. ILLINOIS ST.13131.0021.500--
09/07/2024vs. IOWA ST.144.002110--
10/19/2024@ MICHIGAN ST.11010.003000--
10/26/2024vs. NORTHWESTERN3144.701110--
11/02/2024vs. WISCONSIN36622.001100--
11/29/2024vs. NEBRASKA188.002110--
12/30/2024@ MISSOURI100.002000--
09/13/2025vs. MASSACHUSETTS11313.00----------
09/19/2025@ RUTGERS23015.00----------
10/25/2025vs. MINNESOTA2178.50----------
11/15/2025@ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA133.00----------
11/28/2025@ NEBRASKA111.00----------
12/31/2025@ VANDERBILT177.00----------
09/05/2026vs. NIU166.00----------
09/19/2026vs. UNI--------0000--
09/26/2026@ MICHIGAN11313.00----------
10/03/2026vs. OHIO ST.177.00----------
10/09/2026@ WASHINGTON11515.00----------
10/24/2026@ MINNESOTA--------0000--
TOTALS22 GMS2429912.50196.5400