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Jersey Number 37
Zach Benedict
- Position:
- PK
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 213
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Rio Rancho, NM
- High School:
- Rio Rancho
Bio
Honors
• 2024: MTSU co-Special Teams Player of the Week 11/3
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Played in eight games
• For the season he had 31 kickoffs for a 56.7-yard average to go with six touchbacks
• Had seven kickoffs for a 59.6 average in win over Tennessee Tech
• Did not play at Ole Miss
• Averaged 59.5 yards on four kickoffs against WKU
• Did not see any action against Duke, Memphis or Kennesaw State
• Two of his three kickoffs at LA Tech were touchbacks and he averaged 57.3 yards a kick
• Had five kickoffs for a 59.6 yard average against JSU
• Collected three touchbacks in five kickoffs against UTEP and had a 63.4 yard average
2023 (Redshirt Freshman at New Mexico)
• Played in one contest, making his collegiate debut against Fresno State, taking all of UNM’s kickoffs
• Kicked off six times, averaging 56.0 yards per kick
2022 (Freshman at New Mexico)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football and soccer at Rio Rancho High School
• Was 64 for 76 on extra points and three of five on field goals, hitting a career-long of 47 yards
• Recorded 53 touchbacks and had two onside kicks recovered
• Also served as a punter, averaging 39.8 yards per kick
• Was named First Team All-State as a kicker in 2020
• A member of Rio Rancho’s 2019 State runner up team
• Was named to the 2019 All-Academic team
Personal
• Full name: Zach Benedict
• Parents: Scott and Mickey Benedict
• Born: 9/25/2002
• Major: Marketing
• 2024: MTSU co-Special Teams Player of the Week 11/3
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
• Played in eight games
• For the season he had 31 kickoffs for a 56.7-yard average to go with six touchbacks
• Had seven kickoffs for a 59.6 average in win over Tennessee Tech
• Did not play at Ole Miss
• Averaged 59.5 yards on four kickoffs against WKU
• Did not see any action against Duke, Memphis or Kennesaw State
• Two of his three kickoffs at LA Tech were touchbacks and he averaged 57.3 yards a kick
• Had five kickoffs for a 59.6 yard average against JSU
• Collected three touchbacks in five kickoffs against UTEP and had a 63.4 yard average
2023 (Redshirt Freshman at New Mexico)
• Played in one contest, making his collegiate debut against Fresno State, taking all of UNM’s kickoffs
• Kicked off six times, averaging 56.0 yards per kick
2022 (Freshman at New Mexico)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football and soccer at Rio Rancho High School
• Was 64 for 76 on extra points and three of five on field goals, hitting a career-long of 47 yards
• Recorded 53 touchbacks and had two onside kicks recovered
• Also served as a punter, averaging 39.8 yards per kick
• Was named First Team All-State as a kicker in 2020
• A member of Rio Rancho’s 2019 State runner up team
• Was named to the 2019 All-Academic team
Personal
• Full name: Zach Benedict
• Parents: Scott and Mickey Benedict
• Born: 9/25/2002
• Major: Marketing
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