Multi-sport athlete ... Missed spring ball due to his role on the Bison baseball team but owns one of the starting spots at middle linebacker heading into fall drills ... Strong performer who is a good hitter and runs well ... 2005 SEASON (SENIOR): Started in all three games for the Bison, ranked No. 8 in the ESPN/USA Today I-AA Coaches Top 25 poll ... Recorded first career interception and returned it 27-yards for a TD in season opener vs. Arkansas-Monticello (9-1-05) ... Also recovered a fumble against UAM ... Matched a career-high with eight tackles including five solos and a sack at No. 11-ranked Northwestern State (9-10-05) ... Nominated for The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete Postgraduate Scholarship Award ... 2004 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started in all 11 games last season ... Named to the Academic All-Great West Football Conference first team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII second team ... Made 53 tackles including 25 solo stops ... Had four tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and two forced fumbles ... Credited with a career-high eight tackles and a forced fumble against Montana Tech (9-11-04) ... Recorded seven tackles including 2.5 for loss and a sack in imporant road win over Nicholls State (10-2-04) ... 2003 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games for the Herd, making three starts in the last half of the season ... Chalked up 36 tackles and a pair of sacks while forcing two fumbles ... Made a season-high seven stops at North Dakota and against South Dakota ... 2002 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in five of the first six games before going down with a knee injury ... Recorded 18 tackles including two for losses ... Charted six tackles in the loss to North Dakota and had four tackles in his debut at UC Davis ... COLLEGE BASEBALL: Named to the 2005 Division I Independent Baseball All-Academic team ... Started in 53 games for NDSU last season ... Hit .275 with three home runs and 28 RBI ... Scored 28 runs, and also cracked a team-high 15 doubles and three triples ... Started 48 games for the North Central Conference champion Bison (31-22) in 2004, playing right field and catching ... Batted .297 (47-for-158) with 11 doubles, 2 triples and 31 RBIs ... Stole three bases in four tries ... Had four 3-hit games ... Honorable mention All-NCC in 2004 ... HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Windom High School where he was a two-time first team all-conference performer and a two-time all-area selection ... Two-time conference MVP, two-time team captain ... Played both running back and linebacker ... Ran for 2,836 yards and 51 touchdowns on offense and had 268 tackles on defense plus five interceptions including one for a TD ... Ran for over 1,000 yards in each of his final two seasons ... Had 125 tackles and six forced fumbles his senior year ... Also played baseball where he was a three-time team MVP and team captain, two-time conference MVP, four-time all-conference, and two-time all-state selection ... PERSONAL:Â Majoring in history education ... Enjoys sports, weight lifting, reading and video games in his spare time ... Second of four children ... Son of Thomas and Sherri Zimmerman of Windom.
Defensive Point Chart
Season G UT AT TT FF FR P,BU-D INT KB Pts. Sacks Penetr’s
2002 5 8 10 18 0 0 0 0 0 96 0 2
2003 9 17 19 36 0 0 3 0 0 204 2 1
2004 11 25 28 53 2 0 0 0 0 291 2 4
2005 3 9 6 15 1 1 1 1 0 103 2 2.5
Career 28 59 63 122 3 1 4 0 0 694 6 9.5
