Andrew Zock

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-2
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Citra, Fla.
High School:
Hawthorne HS

AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Finished fourth in voting for Jerry Rice Award which honors the national freshman player of the year in college football's Division I FCS subdivision … Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American … Southern Conference Freshman of the Year … All-Southern Conference (2^nd Team) … Southern Conference All-Freshman Team … Started all 14 games at defensive end … Amassed 38 tackles (21 solo), including 14-1/2 tackles for loss (-77 yards) … Also logged seven sacks (-58 yards), two forced fumbles and a pair of pass break-ups … Tallied a school record 15 quarterback hurries as well … Turned in five or more tackles in three outings, including a season-best six stops (4 solo) in NCAA Quarterfinals contest at No. 2 North Dakota State … Logged at least an assist on a tackle for loss in 11 contests, including a season-high three drops behind the line at Wofford … Registered at least one sack in consecutive contests with Wofford (1.0), Princeton (1-1/2) and Samford (1-1/2) … Set and reset school record for quarterback hurries in contests with East Tennessee State (5) and Furman (7) … Forced a fumble against both Princeton and Furman.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 3-star recruit per On3 recruiting ... Prepped at Hawthorne High School for coach Cornelius Ingram … Picked up a slew of awards following senior campaign, including all-state, all-region, region defensive player of the year, Gainesville Sun Small School Defensive Player of the Year and Gainesville Quarterback Club Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Logged 143 tackles (97 solo), including 20 tackles for loss … Also turned in 5-1/2 sacks, seven forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception … Picked up all-state, all-county and district player of the year honors as a junior at North Marion High School under coach Greg Carr … Recorded 69 tackles, including 33-1/2 tackles for loss … Also turned in 20 sacks, one interception, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … Also lettered in basketball, track & field and weightlifting as a prep student-athlete … Earned a trip to weightlifting state championships, while also qualifying for the region championships in the Shot Put.

PERSONAL: The son of Sarah Albright and Warren Zock … Has one younger sister, Abby, and seven brothers – Clayton, Logan, Ryan, Jacob, Thomas, Leland and Sebastian … Maintained a 4.04 cumulative grade point average at Hawthorne High School … A sports marketing & agency major at Mercer.