2021 Football Roster

75 Zach Budzik

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position OG
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 280
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Highschool Desert Vista
  • Major Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) / Engineering & Technology Management (M.S.)

Biography

2021: Received a master’s degree in engineering & technology management in May 2022 … Started three times at right tackle in an injury-limited season … Part of an offensive line that helped Mines average 176.7 yards per game on the ground, 409.3 yards of total offense per game, and 38.64 points per game.

2019: Appeared in five games with two starts at left guard in an injury-shortened season … Part of an offensive line that at the end of the regular season ranked in the NCAA D-II top-10 in first downs (2nd), total offense (8th), and rushing offense (6th) ... Mines set a single-season record for rushing yards at 3,269 and had top team rushing games of 440, 400, and 395 yards, including six games of 275+ yards with a 1,000-yard rusher in Michael Zeman.

2018: Appeared in four games.

2017: Appeared in eight games as the backup at tackle … Helped produce NCAA Division II's #10-ranked rushing offense (245.6 yards per game) ... Mines ran for 300+ yards four times including 450+ twice ... Mines allowed only 16 sacks in 11 games, including just one in the final three weeks ... Blocked for All-American Cameron Mayberry, who rushed for 1,563 yards ... Mines had 32 touchdowns on the ground.

2016: Redshirted.

High School: Captain at Desert Vista (Ariz.) ... Played offensive and defensive tackle ... 2015 AIA Outstanding Scholar-Athlete ... Earned D1 All-State, All-Section, All-Tribute, and All-City honors ... Named the 2015 AIA Outstanding Offensive Lineman ... Two-time AIA Academic Excellence award winner ... Also a standout wrestler who placed at the state tournament as a junior ... Led Desert Vista to the Arizona D1 quarterfinals ... National Honor Society member ... FCA leader.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • RS59

    2016Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 250 lbs
    RS59
  • 72

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 282 lbs
    72
  • 98

    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    TE
    6'4" 250 lbs
    98
  • 75

    2019Redshirt Junior

    OT
    6'4" 280 lbs
    75
  • 75

    2020Redshirt Senior

    OT
    6'4" 280 lbs
    75
  • 75

    2021Redshirt Senior

    OG
    6'4" 280 lbs
    75