Zach Petersen

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Scene from Iowa State vs Oklahoma State football game at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on October 26, 2019. Photo © Wesley Winterink.

Scene from NCAA Football game between Northern Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa on August 31, 2019. Photo © Wesley Winterink.

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-5
Weight:
275
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Long Grove, Iowa
High School:
North Scott

Awards and Honors
HM All-Big 12 – Coaches (2021)
First Team Academic All-Big 12 (2020, 2021)
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2019)
Dury Moss Outstanding Newcomer Award (2018)
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21)

2021
Honorable Mention All-Big 12 … First Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in all 13 games, earning 12 starts …led all ISU down linemen in tackles with 43 … also had 6.0 TFL, three QB hurries and one fumble recovery … equaled career highs in tackles (7) and TFL (2.0) vs. Iowa … had six tackles and 0.5 TFL vs. Baylor and had six tackles and a fumble recovery vs. Kansas … tied career highs with seven tackles and 2.0 TFL vs. Clemson in the Cheez-It Bowl … started 22 times in 46 career games played … ended career with 107 tackles, 13.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

2020
First Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in all 12 games, starting one … had 19 tackles, 2.0 TFL, a sack and a forced fumble … had a sack and two tackles vs. Texas Tech … had a season-high four solo tackles vs. Oklahoma State … forced a fumble and had 0.5 TFL vs. Kansas State … posted three stops vs. Texas.

2019
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … played in 13 games, starting the last nine … led all down linemen in tackles (41) and had 5.5 TFL and 2.0 sacks … tied for team lead and tied for eighth in the Big 12 with two forced fumbles … also had three QB hurries … posted six tackles vs. ULM and TCU … also had 0.5 TFL, a forced fumble and a QB hurry in first career start vs. TCU … registered five tackles, 2.0 TFL and first career sack vs. West Virginia … had four tackles and a TFL vs. Oklahoma State … tallied three tackles, a sack and forced a fumble vs. Oklahoma.

2018
Dury Moss Outstanding Newcomer ... Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ... one of four true freshmen to not redshirt, playing in eight games primarily on special teams … tallied eight tackles, including two vs. Washington State in the Alamo Bowl.

High School
Chose Iowa State over Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State and Nebraska … three-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports … ranked as the 61st-best strongside defensive end nationally by 247Sports … the No. 4 player overall in the state of Iowa by Rivals and No. 5 by 247Sports … first-team Class 4A all-state and Des Moines Register Elite all-state as a senior in 2017 … also earned all-district honors … was one of the Class 4A leaders in sacks as a senior with 10 … also had 52 tackles and 16 TFL … led team to a 9-2 record, district title and a berth in the state quarterfinals in 2017 … had 33.5 tackles, 4 TFL and a sack as a junior … Iowa Shrine Bowl participant ... an all-state wrestler, placing third at 220 pounds in the 2018 Class 3A state meet … coached by Kevin Tippet.

Personal
Born April 22, 2000 … son of Troy and Andrea Petersen … father, Troy, was a two-time all-Big Eight defensive lineman at Iowa State from 1991-94 … brother, Joey, is a member of the Cyclone football team … agriculture systems and technology major.