2011: Tied the program record for games played (50) and recorded 92 tackles during the 2011 season ... seven tackles at Michigan (9/3) ... nine stops and first career forced fumble against CMU (9/17) ... season high 11 tackles at No. 24 Illinois (9/24) ... first TFL of season at UConn (10/1) ... recorded a QB hurry and fumble recovery aganist Akron (11/25) ... registered 8 tackles and a forced fumble in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (12/27).
2010: Led team with a career high 97 tackles ... had five tackles at Michigan State (9/4) ... second on the team with nine tackles vs. Toledo (9/18) ... assisted on a tackle for loss vs. Idaho (10/2) ... led team with eight tackles at Ball State (10/9) ... season high 2.0 TFLs at Notre Dame (10/16) ... career matching 10 tackles at CMU (11/5) ... career high 14 tackles and 2.0 sacks vs. EMU (11/13) ... set new career high with 15 tackles vs. Kent State (11/20).
2009: Recorded first INT of career with a 26-yard return at Kent State (10/31) ... eight tackles and 3.0 TFLs at MSU (11/7) ... set career high with 10 tackles against Ball State (11/24) ... appeared in 12 games and made six starts ... set career bests for tackles (51) and tackles for loss (4.5) in a season.
2008: Appeared in 13 games and made five starts ... named to MAC All-Freshman Team by Rivals.com ... made collegiate debut on special teams at Nebraska (8/30) ... made first career start at linebacker vs. Eastern Michigan (11/1) ... had four tackles at Idaho (9/13) ... had four tackles and one pass break-up vs. Illinois (11/8) ... has seven tackles (six solo) vs. Toledo (11/15) ... had five tackles at Ball State (11/25)... appeared in the Texas Bowl vs. Rice (12/30).
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 56 among inside linebackers by ESPN.com ... ranked No. 50 overall in Michigan by Rivals.com ... earned 12 varsity letters heading in football, wrestling and track & field ... 2007 All-State Dream Team Member ... named 2008 High School Athlete of the Year by the Detroit Athletic Club ... 2007 Academic All-State award recipient ... 2007 Football Michigan ‘Great 8’ Finalist ... selected to the Michigan All-Star East vs. West Game in 2007 ... received honorable mention for all-state as a junior ... preseason and postseason all-area Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... four-time All-Capital Area Activities Conference (CAAC) selection ... three time All-Area Dream Team selection ... holds football program records for tackles in a season (165) and games started in a career (44) ... member of four-time CAAC championship football team ... team finished in the Associated Press Top 10 each year ... combined four-year record of 37-7 ... named Team MVP and Team Defensive Player of the Year in 2007 ... served as three-year co-captain ... four-time CAAC individual wrestling champion at 215 lbs. ... has over 100 career wrestling wins ... received honorable mention for All-CAAC as a junior and qualified for state as a sophomore ... named Wrestling Team MVP in 2005 ... two-time state qualifier in shot put ... earned All-CAAC in shot put in 2004 and all-area in 2005 ... has received 11 All-CAAC Academic awards and ranks No. 8 in a class of 437 students.
PERSONAL: Majoring in engineering with a 3.69 GPA ... son of Mark and Lori Zajac ... born Nov. 10, 1989 in Holt, Mich.
| YR |
GP |
GS |
ST |
AT |
TT |
TFL |
SK |
INT |
PBU |
FF |
FR |
QBH |
| 2011 |
13 |
11 |
28 |
64 |
92 |
2.5-5 |
0.0-0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1-9 |
2 |
| 2010 |
12 |
12 |
24 |
73 |
97 |
4.0-26 |
2.0-22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
12 |
6 |
26 |
25 |
51 |
4.5-10 |
0.0-0 |
1-26 |
1 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
13 |
5 |
11 |
18 |
29 |
1.5-3 |
0.0-0 |
0-0 |
4 |
0 |
1-0 |
0 |
| TOTALS |
50 |
34 |
89 |
180 |
269 |
12.5-44 |
2.0-22 |
1-26 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
