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Jersey Number 44
Zach Horton
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Tight End
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 249
- Hometown:
- Roanoke, Va.
- High School:
- Lord Botetourt
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
2023:
2022:
2021:
High School:
Personal:
- HERO Sports Group of Five Third Team All-American
- First Team All-Sun Belt
- VaSID University Division First Team All-State tight end
- JMU's Iron Dukes Award winner
- Started all 13 games at tight end
- Had 27 receptions for 275 receiving yards and six touchdowns
- Tallied three catches for career highs of 116 receiving yards and two touchdowns vs. South Alabama (Sept. 30)
- Produced career-long 66-yard catch in USA game
- Had career-best six receptions for 33 yards and a career-high tying two scores at Georgia State (Nov. 4)
- Also made five catches vs. App State (Nov. 18)
- Accrued three or more catches in five games
- Named to SBC Commissioner’s List
2022:
- Played in all 11 games with five starts at tight end
- Had 13 receptions for 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns
- Season-high three receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown at Arkansas State (Oct. 8)
- Also made a season-best three catches with a score vs. Marshall (Oct. 22)
- Had two or more receptions in five games
- Season-long 23-yard catch at Arkansas State, at Old Dominion (Nov. 12) and vs. Georgia State (Nov. 19)
2021:
- Played in eight games
High School:
- VHSL 3A Second Team All-State defensive end as a junior
- Region 3D Defensive Player of the Year in 2020-21
- First Team All-Region tight end as a junior and senior
- First Team All-Region linebacker as a senior and Second Team as a freshman
- First Team All-Region defensive end as a sophomore and junior
- Three-time Blue Ridge District Defensive Player of the Year (2018, 2019, 2020-21)
- First Team All-District tight end as a sophomore, junior and senior
- First Team All-District linebacker as a freshman and senior and First Team defensive end as a sophomore and junior
- Named Timesland Sizzlin’ Sophomore at tight end in 2018
- Tallied 94 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss and 15 sacks in junior season
- Also had 24 receptions for 252 yards and three touchdowns
- Led Lord Botetourt to region title and berth in state championship game in 2020-21
- Helped Northside to 9-4 record in 2019, reaching Region 3D title game
- Reached region title game in 2018, helping team to 11-2 record
- Transferred to Lord Botetourt prior to 2020-21 academic year
Personal:
- Son of Bennie and Kim Horton
- Has a brother, Noah
- His brother plays football at the University of Charleston
- Majoring in sport and recreation management
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