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Jersey Number 9
Preston Zinter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- North Andover, Massachusetts
- High School:
- Central Catholic
Transfer from Notre Dame who saw action in 30 games on both defense and special teams, but will shift to tight end for the Owls.
Notre Dame
2025
Saw action in 10 of 12 games and totaled 18 snaps on defense and added a career-best 211 special teams plays… Credited with a pair of tackles, one on special teams… Provided blocks on both of Jadarian Price’s two 100-yard kickoff returns (vs. Purdue and USC).
2024
Played in all 16 games as Notre Dame advanced to the CFB title game against Ohio State… Saw action in a career- best 47 snaps on defense in addition to 140 special teams plays… Credited with four tackles, including a career-high three vs. Army… Blocked a punt vs. Florida State.
2023
Saw action in three regular season games as well as the Sun Bowl while retaining his redshirt… Credited with two tackles and an hurry… Made his Notre Dame debut in the opener vs. Tennessee State, recording an assisted tackle and a quarterback hurry and added a second tackle vs. Stanford.
Central Catholic
Boston Globe Defensive Player of the Year as a junior for coach Chuck Adamopoulos, leading the Raiders to the Division 1 state title game and followed that with an appearance in the semifinals as a senior… Named MIAA First Team All-State and the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Super 26 All-State Team as a junior… Finished his junior season with 62 tackles, nine tackles for loss defensively and added 39 receptions as a tight end … A consensus three-star recruit as rated by 247 Sports, On3 and Rivals, while earning four-star status from ESPN… The 415th overall prospect, 41st linebacker and sixth-ranked player in the state by On3… The 516th overall prospect, 43rd linebacker and sixth-ranked player in the state by 247 Sports … The 31st regionally-ranked prospect, 10th-ranked tight end/hybrid athlete and fifth-ranked player in the state by ESPN.
Personal
Full Name: Preston Zinter… Birthdate: January 24… Parents: Paul and Tiffany Zinter… One brother, one sister… Brother, Zack was an All-American guard at Michigan and a third-round pick by the Browns in the 2024 NFL Draft… Enrolled in Rice’s MBA program.
Notre Dame
2025
Saw action in 10 of 12 games and totaled 18 snaps on defense and added a career-best 211 special teams plays… Credited with a pair of tackles, one on special teams… Provided blocks on both of Jadarian Price’s two 100-yard kickoff returns (vs. Purdue and USC).
2024
Played in all 16 games as Notre Dame advanced to the CFB title game against Ohio State… Saw action in a career- best 47 snaps on defense in addition to 140 special teams plays… Credited with four tackles, including a career-high three vs. Army… Blocked a punt vs. Florida State.
2023
Saw action in three regular season games as well as the Sun Bowl while retaining his redshirt… Credited with two tackles and an hurry… Made his Notre Dame debut in the opener vs. Tennessee State, recording an assisted tackle and a quarterback hurry and added a second tackle vs. Stanford.
Central Catholic
Boston Globe Defensive Player of the Year as a junior for coach Chuck Adamopoulos, leading the Raiders to the Division 1 state title game and followed that with an appearance in the semifinals as a senior… Named MIAA First Team All-State and the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Super 26 All-State Team as a junior… Finished his junior season with 62 tackles, nine tackles for loss defensively and added 39 receptions as a tight end … A consensus three-star recruit as rated by 247 Sports, On3 and Rivals, while earning four-star status from ESPN… The 415th overall prospect, 41st linebacker and sixth-ranked player in the state by On3… The 516th overall prospect, 43rd linebacker and sixth-ranked player in the state by 247 Sports … The 31st regionally-ranked prospect, 10th-ranked tight end/hybrid athlete and fifth-ranked player in the state by ESPN.
Personal
Full Name: Preston Zinter… Birthdate: January 24… Parents: Paul and Tiffany Zinter… One brother, one sister… Brother, Zack was an All-American guard at Michigan and a third-round pick by the Browns in the 2024 NFL Draft… Enrolled in Rice’s MBA program.
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