Dominic Zvada
American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American football player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Zvada 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]
In 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]
In 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]
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