Zack Mesday

Zachary John Mesday (born October 25, 1994) is an American football rookie free agent defensive end/linebacker from Trenton, New Jersey who played college football for Temple University, where he originally walked-on and eventually earned a sixth year of eligibility and scholarship as a graduate student.[1]

Zack Mesday
Temple Owls – No. 10
PositionDefensive End
MajorEarly Childhood Education
Career history
High schoolNottingham High School
Personal information
Born:October 25, 1994 (1994-10-25) (age 25)
Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight245 lb (111 kg)

Early years

Mesday was a defensive end, tight end and fullback at Nottingham High School in New Jersey, where he was a member of the 2012 CJ Group III state title-winning team. He earned third-team All-State, first-team All-State Group III, first-team All South Jersey, first-team all-conference (7A)/county, New Jersey Super 100 All-State Team, conference lineman of the year, and four-time player of the week for Mercer County in his senior year.[2]. That season he recorded 106 tackles, 19.5 sacks, two interceptions, and six forced fumbles.

After receiving "a few D-II and I-AA offers but nothing with a full scholarship," he prepped a year and switched positions to linebacker as a post grad as the Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut.[3]

College years

Mesday went to Temple as a preferred-walk-on with a chance to compete for a scholarship in 2014 and redshirted as a true freshman. In 2015 and 2016 he redshirted while recovering from knee surgeries. From 2014-2018 he was awarded named Athletic Director's Honor Roll five times. He saw his game first action in 2017. As a graduate in 2018 he finished third on the team in tackles for loss (8.0) and was named American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. He was granted a sixth year of eligibility and as a graduate in 2019 he was named William Campbell Trophy semifinalist and to the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team Watch List.[4][5]

In 2020, Mesday was named to the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society, to which players are named for maintaining a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.[6]

Career stats
  Defense
YEAR TEAM TOT SOLO AST SACK FF PD
2018 TU 33 22 11 4 2 0
2019 TU 25 15 10 4.5 0 1
Total 58 37 21 8.5 2 1
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References
  1. Narducci, Marc. "Temple defensive end Zack Mesday hopes pro days return as he looks toward NFL draft". inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. "Zack Mesday - Football". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. Melo, Justin (2020-02-19). "2020 NFL Draft Interview: Introducing Zack Mesday, the Temple prospect willing to do whatever it takes". Music City Miracles. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. Allstate. "Inspiring Acts of Kindness Land College Football Players on 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominee List". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. Jensen, Mike. "Zack Mesday is a Temple poster child for grit and resilience | Mike Jensen". https://www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24. External link in |website= (help)
  6. "Football's Hennessy, Mesday Earn Hampshire Honor Society Membership". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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