Dominic Zvada (born October 25, 2003) is an American football placekicker for the Michigan Wolverines. He previously played for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
.jpg) Zvada with the Michigan Wolverines in 2024 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 96 | |
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| Position | Placekicker |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 25, 2003 Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Valley Christian (Chandler, Arizona) |
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Early life and high school
editZvada attended Valley Christian High School located in Chandler, Arizona. Coming out of high school, Zvada was rated as a five-star kicker, and committed to play college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.[1][2]
College career
editArkansas State
editIn 2022, Zvada's first collegiate season, he made 17 of his 18 field goal attempts and 30 of his 31 extra point attempts, with his only misses being blocked. For his performance, he finished the year as a Lou Groza Award semifinalist and a freshman All-American.[3][4] In the 2023 season, Zvada converted on 17 of his 22 field goal attempts and made all 41 of his extra points.[5] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Zvada entered the NCAA transfer portal.[6][7]
Michigan
editIn 2024, Zvada transferred to play for the Michigan Wolverines.[8][9] He was named the Wolverines starting kicker in the 2024 season opener versus Fresno State.[10] Zvada made all six kicks, three extra points and three field goals. He connected on fields goals of 55, 53 and 45 yards, earning him the week one Big Ten co-special teams player of the week.[11][12] In week two against Texas, Zvada was two for two with field goals of 52 and 37 yards.[13] In week five against Minnesota, Zvada connected on his fourth field goal of over 50 yards, making field goals of 53 and 35 yards to remain a perfect 7 of 7 for the season.[14] He became the only kicker in Michigan football history to successfully make four over 50 yards in the same season, and earned the week five Big Ten special teams player of the week.[15] In week eleven against Indiana, Zvada connected on field goals of 56, 39 and 22 yards. [16] In making his 56 yard field goal, he tied his personal best for career long, and became the single season and career leader in Michigan football history with five field goals made over 50 yards. He is five for five on field goals over 50 yards in 2024, and 13 of 14 in all field goal attempts (one blocked).[17]
References
edit- ^ Hudgison, Chris (January 20, 2022). "Five-star kicker Dominic Zvada commits to Arkansas State". KAIT. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Gladstone, Mitchell (October 28, 2022). "'It's that elite:' Inside the rise of Dominic Zvada, ASU's nearly perfect freshman kicking sensation". Arkansas Northwest Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Goldman, Lys (April 26, 2024). "Kicker Dominic Zvada transfers to Michigan from Arkansas State". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Balas, Chris (April 26, 2024). "Michigan football finds its portal kicker in Dominic Zvada". On3.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Rutter, Eric (April 27, 2024). "Michigan Adds K Dominic Zvada From Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Fragoza, James (April 16, 2024). "5 Transfer Portal Landing Spots for Dominic Zvada: Alabama, Oregon State Options for the Arkansas State K?". College Football Network. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Red Wolves starters Keyron Crawford & Dominic Zvada enter transfer portal". KAIT. April 17, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony. "Michigan football lands kicker Dominic Zvada in transfer portal". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (April 26, 2024). "Michigan football set to add a new kicker from the transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Zuke, Ryan. "Transfer named Michigan's starting kicker: 'Dude has a leg'". MLive.com. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Dominic Zvada looks like the next big-legged, reliable kicker for Michigan football". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Michigan kicker Dominic Zvada earns Big Ten award after Week 1 performance". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Michigan v. Texas (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan v. Minnesota (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan, Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State Earn Weekly Football Honors". Big Ten.
- ^ "Michigan v. Indiana (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Postgame Notes: #8 Indiana 20, Michigan 15". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.