2011: Dressed for all 16 games, seeing playing time in 15 contests ... started the final three games of the regular season ... recorded three tackles (2-1) vs. Urbana including one for loss … had two solo tackles and a quarterback hurry against Tiffin ... tackle for loss at Northern Michigan came on a fake punt ... made two solo tackles including one for loss vs. Lake Erie ... dressed but did not play at Ashland ... had an assisted tackle at Hillsdale while playing linebacker ... recorded a career-high 11 tackles (9-2) including one for loss against Saginaw Valley in first start of the season ... started at Indianapolis and had a half-sack among his four tackles (2-2) ... made three tackles (2-1) vs. Findlay ... recorded a sack among his three solo tackles at Nebraska Kearney ... had four tackles (3-1) at Winston-Salem ... made an assisted tackle in the national championship game ... saw playing time on the punt coverage and punt return teams ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2010: Played in 10 contests, starting six times ...
made first career start in Northwood contest recording four tackles (3-1) including one for loss ... recorded five tackles (2-3) at Tiffin ... tallied a career-high nine tackles (4-5) at Michigan Tech ... recorded a team-high nine tackles (7-2) against Ohio Dominican including one for loss to earn the squad's Defensive Player of the Week award ... also had two pass break-ups vs. the Panthers (had a pick six negated on a defensive holding call) ... blocked an ODU punt to earn the team's Special Teams Player of the Week award ... made six tackles (4-2) including one for loss vs. Northern Michigan along with a quarterback hurry ... missed the Lake Erie game with an injury ... had two solo tackles vs. Ashland ... made three solo tackles against Hillsdale ... recorded four tackles (2-2) at Saginaw Valley ... made three solo tackles vs. Indianapolis including one for loss ... recorded a team-best seven solo tackles at Findlay ... saw playing time on the punt coverage and punt return teams ... finished third on the squad with 53 tackles (37-16) and 50th in the GLIAC in tackles per game (5.3) ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Saw playing time in all 11 games ... had two assisted tackles vs. Mercyhurst ... recorded two solo tackles including first career sack at Indianapolis ... had a kickoff coverage tackle against Findlay ... made a career-high five tackles (2-3) at Tiffin including 1/2 tackle for loss ... saw playing time on the punt return team at Northern Michigan and at Hillsdale ... recorded three (1-2) kickoff coverage tackles ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2008: Played in the first 10 games before suffering an injury at Northwood ... made collegiate debut vs. Mercyhurst and had a solo tackle ... recorded an assisted tackle at Saginaw Valley and again at Findlay ... had a tackle for loss and forced a fumble vs. Northern Michigan ... made a season-high three tackles (0-3) at Ferris State ... finished third on the squad with seven special teams tackles (4-3) ... also played on the punt return and kickoff coverage teams ... Game-By-Game Stats.
2007: Dressed for all five home games plus at Ashland ... did not see any playing time and was redshirted.
High School: A 2007 graduate of Cass Technical High School ... played in the 2008 MHS Football Coaches’ Association All-Star game ... earned two varsity letters for the Technicians and coach Thomas Wilcher ... recorded 138 tackles as a senior including 71 solo ... had three sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 2006 ... was credited with 16 tackles in 2006 playoff win over Martin Luther King ... made 49 tackles including six sacks as a junior while forcing three fumbles ... was an All-City selection by both the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press ... also earned four letters in track (400m dash, 200m dash, 300 hurdles) ... was an all-state selection for indoor track in the 4x400 ... served as a team captain in both football and track ... named to the National Honor Roll.
Personal: Full name--Zachary E. Easterly II ... born April 9, 1989, in Plantation, Florida ... son of Zachary and Karen Easterly ... has two younger brothers, Julian and Daniel, and a younger sister, Arlana ... Julian is a fourth-year senior at Indiana State after playing in eight games in 2008, 11 contests in 2009 and eight games in 2010 ... Daniel redshirted at Missouri as a defensive back in 2010 ... is majoring in management ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2011.
|
2008 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
1.0-7 |
0-0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2009 |
11 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
1.5-10 |
1-10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
10 |
37 |
16 |
53 |
4.0-11 |
0-0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
2011 |
15 |
28 |
10 |
38 |
6.0-33 |
1.5-16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
