Dominic Zvada

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Dominic Zvada
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Zvada with the Michigan Wolverines in 2024
Michigan Wolverines–No. 96
Position Placekicker
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2003-10-25) October 25, 2003 (age 21)
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College
High school Valley Christian (Chandler, Arizona)
Career highlights and awards

Dominic Zvada (born October 25, 2003) is an American college football placekicker for the Michigan Wolverines. In 2024, he was an All-American and the Big Ten Kicker of the Year. Zvada previously played for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.

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Early life

Zvada attended Valley Christian High School in Chandler, Arizona. He was rated as a five-star kicking recruit, and committed to play college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. [1] [2]

College career

Arkansas State

As a freshman in 2022, Zvada made 17 of his 18 field goal attempts and 30 of his 31 extra point attempts, with his only misses being blocked. For his performance, he finished the year as a Lou Groza Award semifinalist and a Freshman All-American. [3] [4] In 2023, Zvada converted on 17 of his 22 field goal attempts and made all 41 of his extra points. [5] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Zvada entered the NCAA transfer portal. [6] [7]

Michigan

2024

In 2024, Zvada transferred to play for the Michigan Wolverines. [8] [9] He was named the Wolverines starting kicker in the season opener versus Fresno State. [10] Zvada made all six kicks, three extra points and three field goals. He connected on fields goals of 55, 53 and 45 yards, earning him the week one Big Ten co-special teams player of the week. [11] [12] In week two against Texas, Zvada was two for two with field goals of 52 and 37 yards. [13] In week five against Minnesota, Zvada connected on his fourth field goal of over 50 yards, making field goals of 53 and 35 yards to remain a perfect 7 of 7 for the season. [14] He became the only kicker in Michigan football history to successfully make four over 50 yards in the same season, and earned the week five Big Ten special teams player of the week. [15]

In week eleven against Indiana, Zvada connected on field goals of 56, 39 and 22 yards. [16] In making his 56 yard field goal, he tied his personal best for career long, and became the single season and career leader in Michigan football history with five field goals made over 50 yards. He was five for five on field goals over 50 yards in 2024 to this point. [17] Following week eleven, Zvada was named the Big Ten special teams player of the week for a third time in 2024. [18] After a bye, in week thirteen versus Northwestern, Zvada matched his career long in consecutive games. He connected on field goals of 56 and 28 yards, extending both his school records to six. [19] In the last week of the season against Ohio State, Zvada connected on two field goals, a 54 yard in the second quarter and the game-winning 21 yard field goal with 45 seconds left in the game; leading Michigan to a 13–10 win over their arch-rival. He extended both his school records again, remaining a perfect seven for seven in 2024 from field goals over 50 yards. Zvada ended the regular season 17 of 18, with his only miss being a block. [20]

Following the 2024 season, he was named an All-Big Ten team selection, awarded the Big Ten Kicker of the Year and named a first-team All-American. [21] [22] On December 10, Zvada announced he would be returning to Michigan for his senior season. He was ranked as a consensus top three NFL kicking prospect following his junior season. [23]

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  2. ↑ Gladstone, Mitchell (October 28, 2022). "'It's that elite:' Inside the rise of Dominic Zvada, ASU's nearly perfect freshman kicking sensation". Arkansas Northwest Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
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