Zach Courtney

Iowa State

Oct 11 (Sat)

1:30 PM

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-6
Weight:
240
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Post, Texas
High School:
Post
Major:
Integrative Physiology

HIGH SCHOOL—A three-star prospect by the recruiting services … 247 Sports listed him as the No. 1,000 player nationally, No. 53 tight end, and No. 141 player out of Texas, and the 247 Composite had him as the No. 71 tight end and No. 156 player in Texas … On3 Sports listed him as the No. 956 player nationally, No. 53 tight end and No. 140 player out of Texas … ESPN listed him as the No. 22 tight end nationally, No. 142 player in the region and No. 109 player out of Texas … Played three years of varsity for Post High School at both tight end and defensive end for coach Michael Pittman … In his career, Post had a 35-9 record and he caught 29 passes for 493 yards and eight touchdowns, adding three two-point conversions for 54 total points … On defense, he compiled 212 tackles, 49 tackles for loss, seven sacks, 21 quarterback hurries, six pass break-ups, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and blocked both a punt and field goal … Senior season he compiled 20 catches for 390 yards and five touchdowns … Added a two-point conversion for 32 total points … Defensively, he had 102 total tackles, 9.3 per game, with 26 tackles for loss including two sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and three pass breakups … On special teams, he had a blocked punt and four kickoff returns for 54 yards … Junior season he earned all-district honors on both offense and defense helping Post to a 15-1 record … Finished with nine receptions for 103 yards and three touchdowns on offense … Added two two-point conversions for 22 total points … Defensively, he had 82 tackles with 17 tackles for loss including five sacks, 10 quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and a blocked field goal … Sophomore season he saw action on defense on Post’s 15-1 team with 28 tackles and six tackles for loss … Also played basketball and participated in track and field at Post … He averaged 10 points and rebounds per game in basketball and his best discus throw in track and field was 161.1 feet.

ACADEMICS—He is majoring in Integrative Physiology at Colorado.

PERSONAL—He was born March 2, 2004 in Hutchinson, Kan. … Parents are Jason and Shana Courtney … He has two older siblings, Brooklyn and Courtney … Brooklyn played college basketball and Chance played junior college football … Enjoys playing many sports, working out and gaming in his free time … He can throw a football 55 yards backwards.