Zach Ertz

Philadelphia Eagles
Tight End #86
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Personal

Age 35
Birthdate November 10, 1990
Height 6'5"
Weight 250 lb

Draft

College Stanford
Year 2013
Pick Round: 2, Overall: 35
Team PHI

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Zach Ertz: Zach Ertz a Short-Term Streaming Option in Deeper Leagues

The Philadelphia Eagles reunited with veteran tight end Zach Ertz when they signed him to their practice squad early last week. The move was made after starting TE Dallas Goedert suffered a knee injury in the Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans that is expected to keep him out for multiple weeks. Despite being with the team for less than a week, the 35-year-old Ertz was elevated to the active roster for Monday Night Football against the Chicago Bears. In the 27-7 upset loss, Ertz only played 38% of the offensive snaps and caught one of his two targets for nine yards. It obviously was not much to look at, but Ertz should have an even bigger role in his second game back with the team going into a Week 4 showdown at home against the Philadelphia Eagles. Before tearing his ACL in 2025, Ertz had 50 catches for 504 yards and four touchdowns on 72 targets in 13 games with the Washington Commanders, and he has over 8,000 receiving yards and 57 touchdowns in his 14-year NFL career. Until Goedert is cleared to return, Ertz could be in play as a TE2 streamer in deeper leagues. He is rostered in only 3% of Yahoo leagues right now.

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Player Stats

YEAR TM GM Receiving Rushing
REC TGT % YDS TD YPC ATT YDS YPC TD FUM
2013 PHI 16 36 56 64.3 469 4 13.0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 PHI 16 58 89 65.2 702 3 12.1 0 0 0 0 1
2015 PHI 16 75 112 67.0 853 2 11.4 0 0 0 0 1
2016 PHI 16 78 106 73.6 816 4 10.5 0 0 0 0 0
2017 PHI 16 74 110 67.3 824 8 11.1 0 0 0 0 1
2018 PHI 16 116 156 74.4 1,163 8 10.0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 PHI 16 88 135 65.2 916 6 10.4 0 0 0 0 1
2020 PHI 11 36 72 50.0 335 1 9.3 0 0 0 0 0
2021 2TM 16 67 102 65.7 679 5 10.1 1 4 4.0 0 0
2022 ARI 11 47 69 68.1 406 4 8.6 0 0 0 0 0
2023 ARI 7 27 43 62.8 187 1 6.9 0 0 0 0 0
2024 WAS 16 61 86 70.9 610 6 10.0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 WAS 13 50 72 69.4 504 4 10.1 0 0 0 0 0

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Zach Ertz Biography

Personal life

Zach Ertz (full name Zachary Adam Ertz) was born on 10th November, 1990.  His hometown is Orange County, California where he grew up with his family and attended high school. Ertz is the oldest out of his family with three younger siblings. Growing up Ertz had an early start on learning the ins and outs about football. Between 1981-1984, Ertz father played for the Lehigh University football team with a decent collegiate career.

Currently Ertz is engaged to Julie Johnston, an American soccer player and defender for the US women’s national soccer team. ertz and Johnston met at a Stanford home baseball game, which is also where they became engaged as well. The two have been in a relationship since 2012, and engaged since February 2016. 

College career

Between 2009-2012, Ertz attended Standford University in addition for being a member of their football team. During his freshman year, Ertz decided to redshirt the 2009 season and began actual play in 2010.

In 2010, Ertz played 13 games and recorded 16 receptions for 190 yards, and 5 touchdowns. As time progressed, Ertz gameplay became immensely better and it showed in his stats. During the 2011 season, Ertz recorded 27 receptions for 346 yards , and 4 touchdowns. Ertz last year at Stanford (2012), he left on a high note before entering the NFL Draft. After playing 14 games in the regular season, Ertz recorded 69 receptions for 898 yards, and 6 touchdowns.

NFL Draft

Before being drafted by the Eagles, Ertz made his case pretty clear during the 2013 combine. His 40 time was 4.76 seconds, his vertical jump was 30.5 inches, and his 3 cone drill results were 7.08 seconds. With his football IQ, speed, and ability to adjust quickly to situations put in front of him, his draft pick prospect became pretty decent.

The Philadelphia Eagles selected Ertz in the 2nd round (overall pick number 35). With the pick, Ertz signed a rookie contract with undisclosed terms (meaning that his salary information is not available to the public).

NFL career history

Ertz is a tight-end for the Eagles and is currently in his 4th season with the team. Out of his entire professional career, he has only missed 3 games. During his rookie year, Ertz recorded 469 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 36 receptions. He also started in 3 games this year.

Between 2014-2016, Ertz started in majority of the regular season games. In 2015, Ertz recorded a personal season high of 853 reception yards. His personal season highs from 2016 includes receptions (78), and touchdowns (4). 

Feel free to take a look at Ertz’s 2015-2016 remarkable highlights.

Social media

Ertz is not a shy persona by any means on the football field or off the field. If you would like to keep up with him on social media, feel free to follow his official accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and his main website. While Ertz typically posts about football related things, you can also see him outside of the Eagles jersey and with his family.