2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 7
Zahmari Palode-Gary
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Raytown HS
- Previous School:
- Pittsburg State
AS A SOPHOMORE AT PITTSBURG STATE (2025): Played in 12 games … Carried the ball 149 times for 964 yards and 10 touchdowns … Also caught seven passes for 65 yards, while also registering a 19-yard kickoff return … Tallied five 100+-yard rushing performances, including a 184-yard, 2-touchdown (17 carries) day against Emporia State … Also logged two catches for 15 yards against the Hornets … Logged a season-high 27 carries for 156 yards against Washburn … Matched a season-best with two touchdown runs against Central Missouri … Matched a season-high with two catches for 31 yards against Missouri Western.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT GARDEN CITY CC (2024): Played in 11 games … All-Jayhawk Conference selection … Accounted for 939 all-purpose yards, including 495 kickoff return yards (16 attempts) … Ran for 444 yards and three touchdowns on 66 carries … Registered season-highs for both carries (21) and rushing yards (128) at Independence CC … Ran for one score in three separate contests … Nearly reached the 100-yard plateau in a 9-carry, 90-yard day at Butler CC … Reeled off a season-longest 46-yard scamper against Ellsworth CC.
AS A FRESHMAN AT MISSOURI (2022): Redshirted … Did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Raytown High School for coach Logan Minnick … Earned all-state recognition as both a running back and return specialist following final two prep seasons … Ran for 1,473 yards and 25 touchdowns (164 attempts) across final prep season, while also adding 21 catches for 336 yards and four additional scores … Ran for 1,651 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior, while also accounting for 223 receiving yards and three touchdowns … Was also a standout track & field performer for the Bluejays.
PERSONAL: The son of Ebony Palode and Zachary Gary … Has two sisters, Zasher and Zailee, and three brothers – Zike, Zereon and Zachary … A computer science major at Mercer.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT GARDEN CITY CC (2024): Played in 11 games … All-Jayhawk Conference selection … Accounted for 939 all-purpose yards, including 495 kickoff return yards (16 attempts) … Ran for 444 yards and three touchdowns on 66 carries … Registered season-highs for both carries (21) and rushing yards (128) at Independence CC … Ran for one score in three separate contests … Nearly reached the 100-yard plateau in a 9-carry, 90-yard day at Butler CC … Reeled off a season-longest 46-yard scamper against Ellsworth CC.
AS A FRESHMAN AT MISSOURI (2022): Redshirted … Did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Raytown High School for coach Logan Minnick … Earned all-state recognition as both a running back and return specialist following final two prep seasons … Ran for 1,473 yards and 25 touchdowns (164 attempts) across final prep season, while also adding 21 catches for 336 yards and four additional scores … Ran for 1,651 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior, while also accounting for 223 receiving yards and three touchdowns … Was also a standout track & field performer for the Bluejays.
PERSONAL: The son of Ebony Palode and Zachary Gary … Has two sisters, Zasher and Zailee, and three brothers – Zike, Zereon and Zachary … A computer science major at Mercer.
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