2014: Appeared in eight games…Made six starts…Competed in NAU’s first-eight games before being sidelined the rest of the season with an injury…Recorded 20 tackles on the season…Had 4.0 tackles for loss totaling 16 yards…Registered a season-high five tackles at South Dakota…Had two or more tackles five times…Tallied a career-high six quarterback hurries versus New Mexico Highlands.

2013: Appeared in all 12 games...Made nine starts…Had 4.5 tackles for loss of 27 yards…Had two sacks, one against Northern Colorado and Idaho State…Had a season-high five tackles against the University of Arizona…Recorded at least four tackles in three games…Recorded 16 unassisted tackles for a total of 24 on the season…Was credited with one pass break up and one quarterback hurry.

2012: Named the team’s Defensive Freshman and Comeback Player of the Year…Appeared in seven games...Made one start…Recorded 16 tackles on the season…Had a season-high four tackles versus Southern Utah…Had four tackles for loss…Registered three sacks on the season for 14 yards…Had a pair of sacks at Montana...Big Sky Fall All-Academic.

2011: Redshirted the season...Named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year at team banquet.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Poway High School…Played for Damian Gonzalez…Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter…Had 49 tackles and 15 receptions for 250 yards as a senior…Named All-Palomar League First-Team at tight end…Named Male Athlete of the Year at school…Set career record for most varsity letters…Also three-year letterwinner in soccer and track…Had 230 career saves with 17 shutouts as the goalkeeper…Posted a 49-9 personal best in the shot put.

Personal: Born Zachary John McDonnell May 13, 1993 in Poway, Calif…Son of John and Lynette McDonnell…Has one brother, Robert, and one sister, Tessa.