Zac Kerin
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Kerin in the 2015 NFL season. | |||||||
| No. 67 Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 13, 1991 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Delaware, Ohio | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Olentangy High School | ||||||
| College: | Toledo | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Zac Kerin (born August 13, 1991) is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo. He was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent.
Early years
Kerin attended Olentangy High School in Lewis Center, Ohio, where he was a first-team All-district and special mention All-state offensive lineman as a senior. On defense, he collected 55 tackles, five sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game. He committed to play college football at Toledo on February 4, 2009.[1]
College career
Kerin played college football at Toledo from 2009 to 2013, where he was selected to the All-MAC team 3 consecutive seasons in 2011 (1st team), 2012 (1st team) and 2013 (2nd team). He appeared in 50 career games, earning 38 career starts while not missing a single game over the final 3 years of his collegiate career. In 2013, he was a key part of the offense that ranked 3rd in the MAC for total offense and 5th in scoring, anchoring an offensive line that only allowed 5 sacks during the 2013 campaign, which ranked 1st nationally.
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
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| 6 ft 4 in | 310 lb | 5.30 s | 1.72 s | 3.12 s | 4.82 s | 7.55 s | 25.5 in | 8 ft 7 in | 30 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Kerin was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as a rookie free agent following going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.
2016 season
In a Week 5 game against the Houston Texans on October 9, 2016, Kerin replaced Brandon Fusco at right guard after Fusco was knocked out of the game on the first series with a concussion.[3]