Strengths

• Improving patience as a runner, following pulling guards, and makes good decisions on his cut.
• Doesn't possess elite breakaway speed, but is fast enough to gain yardage in chunks when he finds a seam.
• Not truly explosive, but possesses enough speed to beat linebacker to the edge.
• A patient runner with good vision and burst for the cutback. Squares his shoulders and can knock the defender back onto his heels. Good leg drive and forward lean to gain extra yardage after contact.
• Difficult to bring down one-on-one in space, regularly sidesteps would-be tacklers and uses offhand to use oncoming defenders' momentum against them without slowing down significantly.
• Is an excellent pass blocker - used extensively as a pass protector in college
• Versitile - recruited as a linebacker, and has played running back, fullback, and a big contributor on special teams
• Very good hands - soft and reliable and could easily become a security blanket for pro QBs
• An incredibly physical ballcarrier who rarely goes down to initial contact.
• Fights for extra yardage and is reliable in short-yardage situations.
• At Perdue's pro day demonstrated impressive athleticism with a 4.57 40 at 230 lbs and 31 reps on the bench
• Was mainly used as a regular runni9ng back at Perdue but projects to full back in the NFL

Weaknesses

• Suffered a lower-body (broke his fibula) injury in 2021 - will need to check out medically
• Hasn't had the experience you would look for as a fullback - having mainly played as a running back. Was underused as a ball carrier

Zander Horvath percentiles vs other Fullback's (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)