Zach Colvin

Liberty

Sep 13 (Sat)

5 p.m.

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
293
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Shorewood, Ill.
High School:
Minooka

2015: Played in and started 12 games for the Falcons … was a captain … finished with 30 tackles (17 us, 13 a) … had 9.5 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … also totaled four QB hurries and a pass breakup … had two tackles and a sack in the season opener against Tennessee (Sept. 5) … had two tackles – both for loss – in a win at Maryland (Sept. 12) the following week … recorded three tackles against Memphis … had three tackles and a sack, to go along with a QB hurry and a pass breakup, in the win over UMass (Oct. 10) … set a new season-high with four tackles and two quarterback hurries against Akron … had a sack in a shutout over Kent State … tied his season-high with four tackles (1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) in the MAC East-clinching win over Western Michigan (Nov. 11) … had three tackles on Senior Night against Toledo … registered two tackles in the regular season finale to Ball State … missed the MAC Championship and GoDaddy Bowl due to injury … played in 50 games during career.

2014: Played in and started season opener at Western Kentucky … suffered season ending injury.

2013: Played in 14 games on the defensive line … made 24 tackles (11 ua, 13 a) … had 5.5 tackles for loss … forced a fumble in a win over Buffalo … recorded three quarterback hurries … recorded a season-high three tackles in six different games.

2012: Played in all 13 games, making three starts ... opened the season as a defensive end before moving to defensive tackle midway through the year ... finished season with 15 tackles and one tackle for loss ... had two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss versus Kent State and Buffalo ... added two tackles versus Rhode Island, Toledo, Virginia Tech and Eastern Michigan.

2011: Played in 10 games ... had 11 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and one sack ... had two tackles versus West Virginia, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois ... added his first career sack versus the Broncos.

High School: Is a 2011 graduate of Minooka High School ... coached by Bert Kooi ... team captain ... was a two-time Rivals All-State Team member ... named to the Illinois Coaches All-State Team ... two-time Joliet Herald News All-Area Team ... is a two-time all-conference first-team member ... lettered in three sports.

Personal: Full name is Zachary John Colvin ... son of Todd Colvin and Kim Swanson ... born Jan. 23, 1993 ... has one brother ... grandfather, John Colvin played football at Michigan State and BGSU, while also seeing time in the NFL with the Detroit Lions ...uncle Jeff Colvin also played for the Lions ... currently in graduate school.