Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 72
Cade Zimmerly
- Position:
- Offensive Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 295
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Perrysburg, Ohio
- High School:
- Perrysburg HS
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Bowling Green |
HONORS
- 2024 Academic All-MAC
- 2023 Academic All-MAC
- 2021 Pro Football Foucs All-Freshman Team (LG)
2024 | Junior
- Appeared in eight of BGSU's games with one start at right guard
- Participated in 122 offensive snaps with 84 coming at right guard and 38 at left guard
- Also saw time in eight plays on special teams for 130 total snaps
- Started the 68 Ventures Bowl against Arkansas State at right guard, seeing a season-high 74 offensive snaps
2023 | Sophomore
- Appeared in seven of BGSU's 13 games
- Took part in 53 total plays on offense and eight more on special teams
- Saw time on 25 plays at left guard and 28 more snaps at right guard
- Appeared in three of BGSU's 13 games with two starts
- Redshirted season
- Started first two games at center where he accumulated 64 snaps at UCLA and 33 more against Eastern Kentucky
- Took part in one play against New Mexico State in the Quick Lane Bowl and suffered a season-ending injury
- Appeared in 10 of BGSU's 12 games with 10 starts
- Made two starts at center and eight at left guard
- He was the only offensive or defensive true freshman walk-on in the nation to start a game
Perrysburg High School |
Perrysburg, Ohio |
- Four-year letter winner at Perrysburg High School, playing for former BGSU Falcon Matt Kregel
- Team captain
- Team went 16-5 in final two seasons, including 8-2 as a senior in 2020
- Three-time first team All-Northern Lakes League tackle on the offensive line
- Co-Player of the Year in the NLL as a senior, Toledo Blade Player of the Year, Northwest Ohio Lineman of the Year
- As a junior, named honorable mention All-State
- Posted 62 tackles and two sacks as a senior, totaling 184 tackles and seven sacks during his career
- Also lettered in lacrosse
Personal |
- Son of Craig and Kara Zimmerly
- One brother, Grant, and one sister, Oliva
- Brother Grant plays football at Toledo
- Major is finance
BG Football Cinematic Highlight 10.11 vs UT - "Take Back the Doyt"
Tuesday, October 14
BG Football Press Conference vs CMU 10.13
Monday, October 13
BG Football Postgame 10.11 vs Toledo
Saturday, October 11
BG Football Press Conference 10.6
Monday, October 06
