Zach Ertz
The Hitmen claimed him off waivers in 2013. Across 11 seasons and 81 starts he played for Hitmen, Sweep The Leg, SMOKERS, IronCity Mudslingers and Aaron it Out!.
His best season was 2018: 138 points across 13 starts, +42.7 above replacement for Sweep The Leg, the 3rd-best tight end in football that year. Career total: +21.5 PAR over 81 starts. He started for 1 championship team (2024), producing +7.6 in playoff weeks across his career.
He was kept by Sweep The Leg through 2022, then passed through the SMOKERS and IronCity before Aaron it Out! drafted him in round 6 of 2025. He went back into the draft pool once, most recently in 2025, taken in the 6th round by Aaron it Out!.
The career
One axis. Tenure above, the board below, PAR by season in the plot. Thirteen seasons on the axis, 2013 to 2025.
Season by season
| Season | Franchise | Starts | Points | NFL rank | Playoff PAR | PAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hitmen | 1 | 0.0 | TE20 | — | −6.8 |
| 2014 | Hitmen | 10 | 38.8 | TE14 | — | −33.0 |
| 2017 | Sweep The Leg | 13 | 127.0 | TE4 | +6.2 | +38.5 |
| 2018 | Sweep The Leg | 13 | 137.6 | TE3 | — | +42.7 |
| 2019 | Sweep The Leg | 15 | 128.6 | TE5 | +1.4 | +29.0 |
| 2020 | Sweep The Leg | 6 | 18.8 | TE38 | — | −24.1 |
| 2021 | Sweep The Leg | 8 | 57.9 | TE10 | — | −3.3 |
| 2022 | Sweep The Leg | 7 | 52.7 | TE17 | — | +3.9 |
| 2023 | SMOKERS | 3 | 11.1 | TE51 | — | −12.7 |
| 2024 · title | IronCity Mudslingers | 1 | 12.7 | TE8 | — | +3.6 |
| 2025 | Aaron it Out! | 4 | 10.7 | — | — | −16.3 |