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Zach Horton Detroit Lions · #40

Tight End · 6' 4", 256 lbs · Roanoke, VA · Age 24

Zach Horton is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing.

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Detroit Lions · #40 · Tight End

Zach Horton

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

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Scouting report

Zach Horton — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Zach Horton is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, an undrafted signing.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Zach Horton stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Rotation piece tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

0Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Zach Horton — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Zach Horton

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 24 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Zach Horton career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

63–19proj record

#1conf seed

+8.4net rtg

117.3off rtg

108.9def rtg

99%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Aamaris Brown, Ahmed Hassanein.

How his role moves

Projected 63–19, 1st in the conference. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Zach Horton

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-12-02

The beginning

Zach Horton is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions, in his 1st NFL season.

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Zach Horton is a Detroit Lions tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Horton goes from here.

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Horton's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 256 lbs
Born: Roanoke, VA
Age: 24
Jersey: #40

Background

Zach Horton is from Roanoke, VA and is 24 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 4", 256 lbs.

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Horton is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Zach Horton is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Receiving0 career receptions for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Zach Horton — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Zach Horton, answered.

What position does Zach Horton play?

Zach Horton is a Tight End for the Detroit Lions.

When was Zach Horton drafted?

Zach Horton entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Zach Horton played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Zach Horton's career stats?

He has caught 0 passes for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Zach Horton career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.