Zack Golditch

Photo by: Tommy Joe Waido

Photo by: Marty Kling

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Photo by: Tommy Joe Waido

Photo by: Tommy Joe Waido

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
295
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Aurora, Colo.
High School:
Gateway HS

Nominated for both the AFCA Good Works Team and the Wuerffel Trophy.

2017 (Senior): Named first-team All-Mountain West by vote of coaches... Started all 13 games on the offensive line, blocking for an offense that ranked 11th in the country and first in the Mountain West with 492.5 yards per game... The offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a figure that ranked fifth in the country... Behind Golditch and the offensive line, quarterback Nick Stevens ranked 13th among all FBS players with 3,799 passing yards, while running back Dalyn Dawkins ranked 19th in the country with 1,399 rushing yards... The Rams' third-down conversion percentage of 50.3 percent ranked second in the country and their 305 total first downs ranked eighth. Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors

The Rams offense scored 58 points in the season-opener against Oregon State (Aug. 26), the most in school history against a Power 5 opponent.
Helped the Rams put up 23 points against No. 1-ranked Alabama, the most points allowed by the Tide against a non-Power 5 conference opponent since 2007.
- The Rams offensive line did not allow a sack against the Crimson Tide, a unit that ranked third in the country with 3.6 sacks per game.
- Colorado State converted 10-of-17 third downs (58.8 percent) against an Alabama defense that ranked eighth in the country in third-down defense in 2016.
Blocked for 610 yards of total offense in the win over Hawai'i (Sept. 30) which is the most under Head Coach Mike Bobo.
In a win over Nevada (Oct. 14), the Rams' offense eclipsed the 600-yard mark for the third time this season, going for 608.
- Quarterback Nick Stevens passed for 384 yards while running back Dalyn Dawkins rushed for a career-high 191 yards.
Blocked for 570 yards of total offense and 52 points against a Boise State defense that entered the game ranked 15th in the country in total defense (Nov. 11).
Made way for 305 passing yards and 301 rushing yards en route to the Rams' fourth 600-yard performance of the season in a blowout win over San Jose State (Nov. 18).

2016 (Junior): Started all 13 games on the offensive line... Rams' offensive line allowed just 1.0 sack per game, a number that ranked 8th in the country... Colorado State's offense ranked 12th in the country in passing efficiency, 31st in rushing offense, 28th in scoring offense and 30th in total offense... Behind the Rams' offensive line, quarterback Nick Stevens ranked fifth in the country and first in the Mountain West with a 171.3 passer efficiency rating... Blocked for three primary running backs whom all had 90+ rush attempts on the season, and a combined 2,199 total yards... Rams' offense ranked fourth in the country in Red Zone offense with a 94.3 percent success rate, and 38th in the country with a 59.1 percent 4th down conversion percentage... The offensive line allowed just one sack in the final six games of the season. Earned Academic All-MW honors.

Helped block for 569 total yards of total offense, including 245 on the ground, in a 47-21 win over UNC (Sept. 17).
Blocked for 369 yards of total offense against Minnesota (Sept. 24), the most that the 35th ranked defense in FBS had allowed at that point of the season.
Blocked for quarterback Collin Hill's career-high 370 passing yards against Wyoming (Oct. 1).
Helped block for 464 yards of total offense against a Utah State defense that ranked 29th in the country in yards allowed (Oct. 8).
The Rams became just the second team this season to rush for 100+ yards against Boise State (Oct. 15), with 184 total yards on the ground.
At Air Force (Nov. 12), blocked for a 300-yard passer in Nick Stevens, 200-yard receiver in Michael Gallup and 100-yard rusher in Dalyn Dawkins, the first such game in CSU history.
Blocked for a trio of 100-yard running backs against New Mexico (Nov. 19), a game in which the Rams also posted a sea son-high 576 yards of total offense.
The Rams scored 63 points and put up 507 yards of total offense against a San Diego State defense that came into the game ranked eighth in the country in total defense and averaged 16.9 points allowed per game (Nov. 26).
Blocked for a season-high 600 yards of total offense in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22), including a school-record 265 receiving yards for Bisi Johnson and a career-high 445 passing yards for quarterback Nick Stevens.

2015 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 games and started 12...started the first two games at left tackle before moving to left guard for the remainder of the year...only non-start came at Utah State (Oct. 3) when he played in a reserve role after being injured late in the UTSA win the week before (Sept. 26)...Helped block for an offense that ranked third in the Mountain West with 417.0 yards per game, and was among the nation’s leaders for tackles for loss allowed (4.62 per game; 11th), sacks allowed (1.17 per game; 22nd), third-down conversions (46.0 percent, 20th), fourth-down conversions (58.8 percent, 36th), first downs (23.15 per game, 33rd) and red-zone offense (87 percent, 44th).

Helped block for a season-high 598 yards of total offense, including 217 on the ground, in a 65-13 win over Savannah State (Sept. 5).
Made way for a season-most 325 rushing yards in a win over UNLV (Nov. 14).
Blocked for quarterback Nick Stevens' career-high 310-yard performance in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl vs. Nevada (Dec. 29).

2014 (Freshman): Played in four games as a backup offensive lineman... Helped the Rams rack up a CSU single-game record 698 yards of total offense vs. New Mexico (Nov. 22) and 676 yards of total offense against UC Davis (Sept. 13), the third-most in CSU history… CSU topped 500 yards of total offense in all four games he played in.

The Rams did not allow a sack against Hawai'i (Nov. 8).
CSU's offense converted 48.9 percent of third-down attempts, the 10th-best among FBS teams and well ahead of previous school record of 46.3 (1985).
The Rams averaged 480.9 yards of total offense per game, which shattered the single-season school record (470.8 in 2013).
Helped block for a 4,000-yard passer (Garrett Grayson – 4,006) and 1,200-yard rusher (Dee Hart – 1,275).
The Rams broke several single-season school records: total yards per game (480.9), passing yards (4,181), passing yards per attempts (9.4) and passing touchdowns (33).

2013 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first collegiate season.

Received the NFF Inspiration Award for his courage and resiliency in returning to the football field after being among those wounded during the July 20, 2012 Aurora theater shooting outside Denver, Colo... Honored during the NFF Chapter Awardsv Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

High School:

Is a 2013 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colo.
Was a three-year starter for the Olympians, who advanced to the Colorado state playoffs each season.
As a senior in 2012, blocked for a Gateway squad that rushed for 43 touchdowns and broke off multiple runs of 50-plus yards.
On the defensive line, recorded 62 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks in 10 games for an Olympians defense that allowed just 8.0 points per game.
Racked up 20 tackles, six tackles for loss, and four sacks in the month of October, giving him East Metro Athletic Conference Player of the Month honors.
One of the most decorated players in Colorado after his senior campaign, being named first-team All-EMAC and all-city on both sides of the ball.
Earned first-team All-Colorado honors and ROOT Sports all-star first-team defensive line.
His peers named him Gateway’s Most Valuable Player and the team’s defensive MVP.
Named 2012 East Metro Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
As a junior, named 2011 first-team all-league for his play on the offensive line and second-team all-city offensive lineman.
Head football coach was Justin Hoffman.
Outside of football, lettered three years in track & field
- Was a state qualifier in discus in 2011 and state 5A champion in both 2012 and 2013.
Named to the Gateway honor roll for five semesters with a 3.71 grade-point average.
Earned Touching Hearts Through Athletics Award in 2012, which is given to a student-athlete who demonstrates being a team player, accepting academic responsibility and sportsmanship on and off the field.
Colorado Chapter of the National Football Foundation 2013 Scholar-athlete Award.

Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1995 in Denver, Colo. ... Hometown is Aurora, Colo. ... Parents are Christine and Stewart Golditch... Has three brothers, two older and one younger... Was featured in a lengthy CBS Sports piece during the pregame show for Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3, 2013, which told the story of survivors of the July 20, 2012 theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. ... During the summer of 2014 volunteered with the coaching staff at Smoky Hill High School in Aurora... Majoring in sociology and minoring in criminal justice.