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21 Zach Zimos

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 236
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Sugar Land, Texas
  • High School Fort Bend Travis HS
  • Prev School Arkansas
  • Twitter zachzimos
  • Instagram zach_zimos

Biography

CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
  • CSC Academic All District (2024)
  • College Football Network All-CUSA Honorable Mention (2024)
  • Phil Steele All-CUSA Third Team (2024)
  • All-CUSA Honorable Mention (2024)
  • Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List (2024)
  • Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-CUSA (2024)
  • CFN Preseason Third Team All-CUSA (2024)
  • CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2023, 2025)
  • CUSA Academic Medalist (2023)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024)
Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at linebacker … Missed the first half against Sam Houston due to a targeting call the week prior … Finished with a team-best 84 tackles on the season to go along with six tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery, six quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and one safety … Registered 10+ tackles in four games, including three straight to end the season … Finished with seven tackles, .5 sacks and .5 TFL in the opener versus Nicholls (Aug. 31) … Finished with nine stops and .5 TFLs at NC State (Sept. 14) … Logged a career-high 14 tackles and two tackles for loss against Tulsa (Sept. 21) … Recorded 10 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a fumble recovery and two quarterback hurries against his former team Arkansas (Nov. 23) … Registered 10 tackles, one TFL and a safety in the season finale versus Kennesaw (Nov. 30) … Collected 10 tackles in his final game as a Bulldog against Army in the Independence Bowl (Dec. 28).

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023)

Appeared in all 12 games, starting five at linebacker ... Registered 60 tackles, including 3.5 for loss and one sack in addition to a pass breakup ... Tallied a game-high 14 tackles at Middle Tennessee (Oct. 10) ... Registered nine tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack at Nebraska (Sept. 23) ... Recorded nine tackles and a pass break up in a win at UTEP (Sept. 29) ... Led Tech in tackles twice during the season (Nebraska, Middle Tennessee).

ARKANSAS (2022)
Appeared in eight games, primarily on special teams … Did not record any statistics.   

ARKANSAS (2021)
Appeared in two games, primarily on special teams … Saw action in win over Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) but did not record any statistics … Played in win over UAPB (Oct. 23) but did not record any statistics.

ARKANSAS (2020)
Did not play in any games in 2020.

ARKANSAS (2019)
Played in the final four games of 2019 as a freshman for the Razorbacks … Totaled 17 plays, according to Pro Football Focus, seeing most of his time on special teams … Did not record any statistics.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star prospect by Rivals … Rated as the No. 22 outside linebacker in the country and 39th overall player in the state by Rivals … Three-year varsity letterwinner at Fort Bend Travis High School in Richmond, Texas … Racked up 98 total tackles as a senior, 80 unassisted, with six tackles for loss … Posted three quarterback hurries, two passes defended and two fumble recoveries, while also blocking a punt for the Tigers … Helped Fort Bend Travis HS to an 8-3 mark and a first round appearance in the 2018 Texas High School Football State 6A-I playoffs … Recorded 56 total tackles, 47 unassisted, with five for loss, including a sack, as a junior … Had a team-high two interceptions, with two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 2017 … Completed his high school career with 188 total tackles, averaging 6.3 per game, with 156 solo tackles and seven interceptions as a Tiger.

PERSONAL
Born Jan. 4, 2001 … Son of Brandy and Scott Zimos … Has two siblings, Alex and Avery.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'4" 239 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Linebacker
    6'4" 236 lbs
    21