Zach Epps

Height:
6-5
Weight:
185
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
Blue Valley West HS
Prev School:
Blue Valley West

Tulsa -- A two-year letterwinner . . . has two receptions for 31 yards, while playing in 14 career games . . .

2013 - Played in nine games . . . had his lone reception for six yards against Oklahoma . . .

2012 - Played in five games as a red-shirt freshman . . . had his first career reception of 25 yards against Houston . . .

2011 - Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status . . .

Overall - A big target . . . has transformed his body into a more lean body-type with great height . . . had good athleticism and vertical . . . possesses a good work ethic . . . very coachable . . . has been named to the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll his first three years.

High School -- Was named all-East Kansas League second team by theKansas City Star. . . was ranked as the 20th top recruit in the Kansas City area as a senior . . . had 779 receiving yards and eight touchdowns as a junior . . . was one of the top-5 performers at the Kansas State 7-on-7 Camp in the summer of 2010 . . . his father, Reggie Epps, was an all-conference linebacker for Tulsa in 1980.

Personal -- Favorite movie is Braveheart . . . lists Remember the Titans as his favorite sports movie . . . his favorite NFL team is the Indianapolis Colts . . . favorite TV show is 24 . . . Peyton Manning is his favorite NFL player . . . favorite video game as a child was "Super Smash Bros." . . . his favorite book is Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis . . . if he could play a role in any movie it would be as Obi-Wan in Star Wars . . . if he could invite any two people to dinner, they would be Peyton Manning and Kevin Durant . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . has two older sisters . . . parents are Reggie and Shara Epps . . . his father played football at Tulsa, while his uncle, Jack, played defensive back with the Kansas City Chiefs . . . majoring in marketing . . . born July 7, 1992 in Indianapolis, Indiana.