| Career Highlights |
| • 2018 and 2019 First Team All-PSAC West |
| • 2018 and 2019 D2CCA All-Super Region 1 |
| • One-Time PSAC West Athlete of the Week |
| • 2019 First Team All-American (D2CCA) |
| • 2019 Second Team All-American (AP) |
Personal: Son of Carol Zaffram … Majoring in Criminal Justice.
2019: Started all 14 games … Named a first team All-American by the D2CCA while also earning second team All-America accolades from the AP … A consensus first team all-region honoree (D2CCA / Don Hansen Football Gazette) … Also received first team All-PSAC West recognition … Recorded 93 tackles (61 solo / 32 assisted), 19.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, two sacks, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries … Led SRU in total tackles and TFL … Also blocked one kick … Ranked second in the PSAC in TFL, third in solo tackles and seventh in total tackles … Recorded five or more tackles in nine games and at least 2.0 TFL seven times … Opened season with interceptions in each of The Rock’s first two games … Had 2.5 TFL against Millersville … Recorded 2.0 tackles for loss in three consecutive games against Seton Hill, Mercyhurst and IUP … Registered 11 tackles and 3.5 TFL at Edinboro … Made a season-high 13 stops against Cal U … Produced 10 tackles and 2.5 TFL at Gannon …
Game-by-game Statistics
2018: Missed season-opener before going on to start the final 13 games of the season … Earned First team All-PSAC West and second D2CCA All-Super Region I honors … Recorded 84 total tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, nine pass break-ups and one forced fumble … Tallied at least five tackles in a game 10 times … Made nine tackles in Rock debut at Shippensburg … Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss at Millersville … Totaled 10 tackles, including six solo stops, at Clarion … Had four pass break-ups against Edinboro … Compiled 2.0 TFL and 1.5 sacks against Gannon … Registered eight tackles in playoff victory at LIU Post …
Game-by-Game Statistics
Before The Rock: Attended Jones County Junior College and Lackawanna College … Appeared in 21 games between Lackawanna College and Jones County over the last two seasons … Totaled 44 tackles in 2017 along with one sack, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
High School: Lettered four times in football and once in basketball at Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York … Earned both All-Western New York and all-state honors three times ... Led Canisius to a state title as a senior … Totaled 155 tackles, 5.5 sacks and four interceptions in final two prep seasons … Was rated as a two-star prospect by 247Sports out of high school … Originally committed to play at Division I University of Texas El-Paso.
| Career Highs |
| Total Tackles |
13 vs. Cal U (2019) |
| Solo Tackles |
8 at Edinboro (2019) |
| Asst. Tackles |
8 vs. Cal U (2019) |
| TFL |
3.5 at Edinboro (2019) |
| Sacks |
1.5 vs. Gannon (2018) |
| Pass Break Ups |
4 vs Edinboro (2018) |
| Fumbles Forced |
1 (4x) |
| Interceptions |
1 (2x) |
| Top Performances |
| Date |
Opponent |
Stats |
| 9/15/18 |
Seton Hill |
10 tackles, 0.5 sacks |
| 10/13/18 |
Edinboro |
6 tackles, 1 TFL, 4 PBUs |
| 9/14/19 |
Shippensburg |
6 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 4 QB Hurries |
| 9/21/19 |
Millersville |
4 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 QB Hurries |
| 9/29/19 |
Seton Hill |
7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Blocked Kick |
| 10/12/19 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
8 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack |
| 10/19/19 |
Edinboro |
11 tackles, 3.5 TFL,1 FF, |
| 11/2/19 |
Cal U |
13 tackles, 1 FF, 0.5 TFL |
