Zack Langer

Photo by: Brett Rojo

Photo by: Brett Rojo

Photo by: Brett Rojo

Height:
5-11
Weight:
202
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jenks, Okla.
High School:
Jenks
Prev School:
Jenks

Tulsa –– A three-year letterwinner . . . has played in 36 career games and has six starts . . . has 1,040 career rushing yards and five touchdowns on 249 carries for a 4.2 average . . . 2014 – Played in 10 games and started six contests . . . was injured a good portion of preseason camp . . . missed the first game and the season finale with an injury . . . gained a team-leading 801 yards and four TDs on 196 carries . . . ranked second in the American Athletic Conference for rushing yards per game (80.1) and fifth for total rushing yards (801) . . . had four 100-yard rushing games, all coming over his last six games . . . had the longest run from scrimmage (34 vs. SMU) and longest TD run from scrimmage (19 vs. Temple) for Tulsa . . . saw his first action this year vs. Oklahoma and rushed for 21 yards on four carries . . . had his first career start and first 100-yard rushing game with 113 yards on 30 carries at Temple . . . totaled 100 yards on 26 carries vs. USF . . . had a career-best 167 yards on 33 carries for a 5.1 average against SMU . . . rushed for 124 yards and one TD on 29 carries at Houston . . . 2013 – Played in all 12 games . . . rushed for 58 yards on 18 carries and returned seven kicks for 127 yards and an 18.1-yard average . . . had his best game of 31 yards on four carries at East Carolina . . . 2012 – Played in all 14 games . . . gained 181 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries for a 5.2 average per carry . . . had 68 yards on seven carries at Houston . . . rushed for 26 yards and caught one pass for 55 yards against UTEP . . . had a team-high 15 carries for 67 yards and two TDs vs. Nicholls Sate . . . had his first career carries against Tulane with four rushes for 16 yards . . . 2011 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the season due to red-shirt status.

High School –– Was a three-year letterwinner and Jenks High School . . . earned honorable mention all-state merits by the Tulsa World his senior season . . . was also an all-metro selection by the Tulsa World . . . led Class 6A in rushing with 2,446 yards and scoring with 39 touchdowns as a junior . . . as a junior, rushed for a school record 320 yards against Edmond Memorial his junior season . . . was named the High School National Player of the Week after rushing for 294 yards and seven TDs against Bartlesville as a junior . . . was a first-team Tulsa World all-state selection his junior campaign . . . high school coach was Allan Trimble.

Personal – Favorite movie is Fast & Furious . . . favorite sports movie is Space Jams . . . his favorite TV show is “Supernatural” . . . Adrian Peterson is his favorite NFL player . . . the Minnesota Vikings is his favorite NFL team . . . favorite sport to watch and play besides football is basketball . . . his favorite professional athlete is Kevin Durant . . . a TV reality show that he can win is “American Ninja Warrior” . . . made the C-USA Commissioners Academic Honor Roll two years . . . a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes . . . the cousin to former Miami Dolphins center Jim Langer . . . parents are Nick and Lidia Langer . . . majoring in marketing . . . born October 3, 1992 in Monticello, Minnesota.