2022 Football Roster

Jill Turek

12 Zachary Blackiston

  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 245
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position LB
  • Hometown Massillon, Ohio
  • High School Perry

Biography

2022
  • Saw action in all ten games as a graduate senior
  • Recorded 69 tackles with 21.5 TFL's and 14 sacks (single season program record) 
  • Recipient of the Paul Hoernemann Award- OAC top DL
  • Earned his 5th All-OAC selection - first team 
  • Named D3football.com All-Region - fist team
  • Earned D3football.com All-American - second team
  • Named Division III American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-American - second team
2021
  • Saw action in eight games as a senior
  • Recorded 45 tackles with 14 TFL's
  • Broke the career sack record (27 total - 7 season)
  • Earned his 4th All-OAC selection - second team 

2020-21

  • Appeared in all five games of the shortened season
  • Recorded 40 tackles with six for a loss and four sacks
  • Earned All-OAC and d3football.com second team all-region honors

2019

  • Appeared in all 10 games as a sophomore
  • Tallied 83 tackles including 8.5 for a loss and 4.5 sacks
  • Added four QB hurries, three pass breakups, a blocked kick, and one fumble recovery
  • Named All-OAC second team

2018

  • Appeared in all 10 games as a freshman
  • Named first team All-OAC
  • Received second team All-Region from D3football.com
  • Named as the OAC Defensive Player of the Week and to the D3football.com Team of the Week on 9/4/18
  • Tallied 103 tackles including 11.5 sacks
  • Had one fumble recovery at Otterbein (10/13)

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2018Freshman

    LB
    6'4" 198 lbs
    82
  • 12

    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'4" 235 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'4" 235 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2021Senior

    LB
    6'4" 235 lbs
    12
  • 12

    2022Graduate Student

    LB
    6'4" 245 lbs
    12