Zak Zinter

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Zak Zinter
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Zinter with Michigan in 2022
No. 70 – Cleveland Browns
Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (2001-04-17) April 17, 2001 (age 23)
Port St. Lucie, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:322 lb (146 kg)
Career information
High school:
College: Michigan (2020–2023)
NFL draft: 2024  / Round: 3 / Pick: 85
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Player stats at NFL.com

Zak Zinter (born April 17, 2001) is an American football guard for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan, where he was a unanimous All-American and national champion in 2023. Zinter was selected by the Browns in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft

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College career

In 2020, as a true freshman, Zinter started 4 games for Michigan. In 2021, Zinter was part of Michigan's offensive line that won the Joe Moore Award. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Zinter started 12 games and was named Second-team All-Big Ten.

In 2022, Zinter started 14 games, and was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team offensive guard on the All-Big Ten team. All three of Michigan's interior offensive lineman (Zinter, Olusegun Oluwatimi, and Trevor Keegan) were named to the first-team by the conference coaches. [6] In doing so Michigan won back-to-back Joe Moore Award’s, and Zinter was named to the Outland Trophy watch list. [7] [8]

On November 25, 2023, in the victory against rival Ohio State, Zinter sustained a broken tibia and fibula and was taken off the field on a cart; it was later announced he would miss the remainder of the season. [9] [10] [11]

Despite the injury, Zinter started 12 games for Michigan’s national championship team, was selected to the All-Big Ten team for a third consecutive season, and was named a unanimous All-American in 2023. [12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 5+7⁄8 in
(1.98 m)		309 lb
(140 kg)		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from NFL Combine [13] [14]

Zinter was selected 85th overall by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.

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References

  1. ↑ McMann, Aaron (March 15, 2022). "Zak Zinter gets used to new neighbors along Michigan's offensive line". Mlive.com . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Zak Zinter's path to Michigan, outlook for 2022". Maizenbrew.com. June 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ Michael Cohen (September 4, 2021). "Michigan football's Zak Zinter, 'our best offensive player,' does not start opener vs. WMU". Detroit Free Press .
  4. ↑ "North Andover bruiser Zinter helps lead Michigan into playoff semifinals". The Eagle-Tribune . December 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Zak Zinter is healthy again, turning heads along Michigan's offensive line". The Ann Arbor News . April 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Big Ten Conference Unveils Football All-Conference Teams for Offense and Select Individual Honors" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Michigan Wolverines Win Unprecedented Back to Back Joe Moore Awards". Joe Moore Award.
  8. ↑ "Zak Zinter, Olu Oluwatimi named to Outland Trophy watch list". Maizenbrew.com. July 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ Crane, Andrew (November 25, 2023). "Michigan's Zak Zinter carted off on stretcher versus Ohio State in scary injury scene". New York Post . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  10. ↑ Skiver, Kevin (November 25, 2023). "Zak Zinter injury update: Michigan lineman broke tibia, fibula in horrific injury vs. OSU". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  11. ↑ Chengelis Skiver, Angelique S. (November 26, 2023). "Michigan's Zak Zinter has surgery after being carted off with gruesome leg injury". The Detroit News . Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Michigan's Zak Zinter Becomes Unanimous First Team All-American". Wolverines Digest-Sports Illustrated.
  13. ↑ "Zak Zinter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Zak Zinter College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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