Ty Zentner
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| Born: | July 7, 1998 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Shawnee Heights (Topeka, Kansas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Butler Community College (2017-2018) Kansas State (2019–2022) | ||||||||||||
| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Tyler Zentner (born July 7, 1998) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football at Kansas State.
Early life
Zentner grew up in Topeka, Kansas and attended Shawnee Heights High School, where he played, football, soccer, and basketball. He earned honorable mention all-state honors in his senior year in football, he also earned two all-state honors as a goalkeeper in soccer, and in basketball he won the Class 5A state championship his senior year when he was also named to the all-state tournament team.[1] He would commit to play college football at Butler Community College.[2]
College career
Zentner would play two years at Butler Community College. As a freshman in the 2017 season Zentner punted 14 times and was 1-of-3 on field-goal attempts. In the 2018 season Zentner had a punt average of 39.5-yard average on 64 punts including landing 28 inside the opponent's 20-yard line, he was also nine for sixteen on field-goal attempts and 31-of-37 on extra-point attempts, for his performance on the year he earned first team all-conference honors as a punter.[1] After his years at Butler CC, Zentner would commit to Kansas State.[3][4] Zentner would play for four years at Kansas State. In those years he would have 127 punts for 5,515 yards, with a punt average of 43.4 yards. He also played some kicker going 11 for 12 on field goal attempts, and 37 for 37 on extra point attempts.[5] Zentner's best season would come in 2022 where he would punt 59 times for 2,625 yards, with an average of 44.5 yards per punt, he was also one of the teams kickers going 31 for 31 on extra points and 11 for 11 on field goals.[6] For his performance on the year he was named Second team All-Big 12. He was also one of the ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award which is awarded to nations best punter.[7][8][9]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[10] | ||||||||||||
Philadelphia Eagles
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Zentner signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2023.[11][12] He was released on August 19, 2023.[13]
Houston Texans
On August 25, 2023, Zentner signed with the Houston Texans.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster on September 13.[17] He was waived on October 2.
References
- ^ a b "Ty Zentner". K-State Athltics. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Tyler Zentner". Butler Grizzlies. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Thompson, Kelly. "Meet your recruit: 2019 commit, kicker Ty Zentner, is the #2 JuCo Kicker in the country". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Young, Derek. "Ty Zentner commitment: What it means for K-State". Rivals.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Ty Zentner". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "2022 Kansas State Wildcats Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "2022 All-Big 12 Football Awards Announced". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Kinley, Glenn. "2 K-State specialists advance in award selection". KSNT. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Zentner Named Ray Guy Award Semifinalist". K-State Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Ty Zentner College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ Kempski, Jimmy. "Report: Eagles to sign Kansas State P Ty Zentner". PhillyVoice. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Erby, Glenn. "Eagles announce the signing of nine 2023 undrafted free agents". Eagles Wire. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Kracz, Ed (August 19, 2023). "Eagles Cut McPhearson & Greedy Among Roster Moves: Cutdown Tracker". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-25-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
- ^ "Texans announce initial 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (9-13-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. September 13, 2023.