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95 Zach Kennedy

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 275
  • Class Senior
  • Position Defensive Line
  • Hometown Sammamish, Wash.
  • High School Eastlake HS '19
  • Major Managerial Economics

Biography

- 2024 All-Big Sky Conference First Team
- 2024 Big Sky All-Academic
- 2023 All-Big Sky Conference First Team
- 2022 Hero Sports Sophomore All-American
- 2022 All-Big Sky Conference First Team

2024 (Redshirt Senior):
 Played in and started all 14 games on the defensive line ... Finished with 31 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, five quarterback hurries, one forced and recovered fumble, two pass breakups and one blocked kick ... Led all Aggie defensive linemen in total tackles ... Made five stops, four solo, with one sack and a quarterback hurry at Southern Utah (Sept. 14) ... Made four solo stops and had a game winning quarterback hurry against then ranked No. 5 Idaho (Sept. 28) ... Had a season-high six total tackles, with one sack and 2.0 tackles for loss, adding a quarterback hurry and a pass break up at Eastern Washington (Oct. 19) ... Recovered a fumble and made four tackles (0.5 TFL) at South Dakota (Dec. 14) in the NCAA FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals.

2023 (Redshirt Junior): ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM for Defense…Played in all 11 games…Had 28 tackles (18 solo, 10 assisted)…Had eight tackles for loss for a loss of 34 yards…Had four sacks for a total of 19 yards…Had two pass breakups and four quarterback hurries…Had forced fumble…Had a blocked kick…Recorded season high eight tackles against Idaho State on November 11th…Recorded season high four tackles for loss against Idaho State…Recorded season high three sacks against Idaho State…Recorded forced fumble against Idaho State…Recorded quarterback hurry on four occasions…Recorded pass breakup against on two occasions (vs. Idaho State and vs. Sacramento State on November 18th).

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): HERO SPORTS SOPHOMORE ALL-AMERICAN… ALL-BIG SKY FIRST TEAM… Earned the team's BO EASON AWARD (Most Improved Defensive Player)... Started all 11 games on the defensive line… Led the team with four sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss… Registered 29 total tackles that included 20 solo stops… Credited with a forced fumble and a pass breakup… Posted two sacks at Idaho (Nov. 12)… Tallied a season-high seven tackles and 2.5 TFLs with one sack against No. 12 Weber State (Sept. 24).

2021 FALL (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 10 games… Tallied seven tackles, including one for a loss and half a sack… Also credited with breaking up a pass… Recorded his half sack against Idaho (10/2)… Posted a season-high three tackles against Northern Arizona (11/6)… Broke up a pass against Eastern Washington (11/13).

2021 SPRING (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all five games as a reserve defensive tackle... Finished with 8 tackles (2 solos, 6 assists) with a pass breakup against Idaho’s Mike Beaudry late in the 1st quarter (3/20)... Posted season-high 4 tackles (all assists) at home vs. Idaho State (3/27)... Earned Big Sky All-Academic honors.

2019 (Redshirt): On roster, did not play.

EASTLAKE HS '19: Received Associated Press All-State distinction, KingCo 4A Lineman of the Year, and first team all-conference honors as an offensive tackle and defensive end as a senior… Eastlake HS advanced to the state playoffs thanks to Kennedy, who helped the team compile an 8-3 record in 2018… Earned additional All-KingCo accolades during his junior season as an outside linebacker.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Redshirt Freshman

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    6'6" 245 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Freshman

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    6'6" 251 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2022Sophomore

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    6'6" 251 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2023Junior

    DL
    6'6" 251 lbs
    95
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    2024Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'6" 275 lbs
    95