BIOGRAPHY
Zachary Ertz was born on November 10, 1990, in Orange, California. He is a tight end in the National Football League.
During high school, 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. Ertz attended Stanford University, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2009 to 2012.
In 2010 during his freshman season, 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 as a sophomore.
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 were the most by an FBS tight end that season. He was a consensus All-American, a finalist for the Mackey Award, and an All-Pac-12 first-team selection. He was ranked as the second-best tight end prospect in the draft by ESPN Scouts Inc.
The Philadelphia Eagles selected Ertz in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. On May 9, 2013, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Ertz to a four-year contract. Ertz finished the 2016 season with 78 receptions for 816 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 14 games and 14 starts. He led the Eagles in touchdown receptions, receiving yards, and receptions.
On January 25, 2016, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Ertz to a five-year contract extension.
Ertz was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on October 15, 2021, in exchange for cornerback Tay Gowan and 5th-round selection in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Ertz signed with the Detroit Lions prior to the 2024 NFC Championship game.
