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48 Zach Downing

  • Position Long Snapper
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greeley, Colo.
  • High School Greeley
  • Previous College Tulsa

Biography

At Washburn: Has played in 44 career games as the long snapper having recorded 12 tackles with nine solo stops and a fumble recovery.

In 2018: Played in all 11 games at long snapper for the Ichabods … a three-time Ichabod special teams player of the week … also had a career-high two tackles against Emporia State.

In 2017: Handled the long snapping duties for punting and placekicking appearing in 11 games … named the Ichabod special teams player of the week after the Missouri Southern game. 

In 2016: Played in all 12 games holding down the long snapper job and recorded five tackles with four solo stops and a fumble recovery against Emporia State … named Ichabod special teams player of the week three times.

In 2015: Recorded three tackles after handling the long snapping duties on special teams appearing in all 11 games.

Background: A transfer from Tulsa … played at Greeley West High School.

Personal: Son of Scott and Karen Downing … majoring in sociology … parents were college athletes at Sterling … his father is the current special teams coordinator at Liberty University in Virginia also coaching running backs, tight ends and fullbacks having also had coaching stops for the Toronto Argonauts from the Canadian Football League, Tulsa, Northern Colorado, Nebraska, Purdue, Wyoming and Sterling serving as head coach at Northern Colorado (2006-10) and Sterling (1982-83).

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2015Sophomore

    Long Snapper
    6'0" 220 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2016Junior

    Long Snapper
    6'0" 220 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2017Junior

    Long Snapper
    6'0" 220 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2018Senior

    Long Snapper
    6'0" 220 lbs
    48
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