Zak Simon

Xavier Steele and Zak Simon at Northwestern (2019)

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Temecula, Calif.
High School:
Temecula Valley

2019 • Redshirt Sophomore

• Appeared in 12 games at wide receiver, including four as a starter
• Led the team in receiving yards with 355 and finished second in receptions (32)
• Scored two touchdowns, averaged 11.1 yards per catch and posted a team-best 29.6 receiving yards per game
• Tallied 60 receiving yards over three receptions against Southern Illinois (9/7)
• Hauled in five receptions covering 74 yards and scored a touchdown against Coastal Carolina (9/21)
• Had 43 yards on four catches at Louisiana Tech (10/12)
• Led the team with 58 receiving yards over six catches at Northwestern (11/16)
• Caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Randall West against BYU (11/23)

2018 • Redshirt Freshman

• Played in nine games at wide receiver
• Finished the year with 14 catches, 226 receiving yards and two touchdowns
• His first collegiate catch was a 14-yard touchdown grab against Duquesne (8/25)
• Tallied three receptions for 57 yards at Ohio (9/29)
• Hauled in a 67-yard touchdown reception at UConn (10/27)
• Caught two passes for 21 yards during the three-overtime win against Liberty (11/3)
• Had three grabs for 20 yards against BYU (11/10) at Gillette Stadium

2017 • Freshman

• Redshirted the season

Before Massachusetts

• Attended Temecula Valley High School, where he was a two-year letterman
• Two-time first team all-league player
• Posted 1,834 all-purpose yards on his career, including 1,086 receiving, 322 rushing, 295 kick return, 116 punt return and 15 interception return yards
• Also competed in basketball

Personal

• Son of Ken and Felicia Simon
• Brother to Hunter, Justin and Kem
• Brother, Justin, played basketball at St. John's