Big-hitting, athletic linebacker who has shown a knack for getting to the quarterback... Came on strong late in 2005.

2006: Athletic middle linebacker and who has started all 12 games this season... Earned honrable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches... Second on the team and eighth in the Big 12 with 92 tackles... Also has collected seven tackles for losses, which ranks second on the team, with 3.5 sacks... Ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 70 total tackles during conference games... Has led the team in tackles in four of the last eight games of the season and has recorded five or more stops in each of his last 10 games and in 11 of his last 12... Made 81 tackles during the last 10 weeks of the season... Tied a career-high with 12 stops against Texas... Collected seven tackles at Colorado... Had a career-high 12 tackles and two sacks against Iowa State... Returned a fumble 43 yards against Mizzou for his first career touchdown... Tied a then-career-high with 11 stops against Oklahoma State... Had five stops, two for losses, against Marshall... Has totaled two tackles for losses three times this season, against Illinois State, Marshall and Iowa State... Collected 10 tackles with an interception in his first career start against Illinois State... Appeared in all 11 games during 2005, totaling 50 tackles and two sacks, despite not starting a game.

2005: Played in all 11 games... Finished fourth on the team in tackles with 50 (27 solo), despite not starting a game... Tied for fouth on the squad in tackles for loss with 5.5, including 2.0 sacks... Also forced three fumbles... Received team award as the most improved defensive player... Collected a team-leading and season-high 11 tackles at Oklahoma... Had nine stops at Iowa State, with a forced fumble, and seven stops vs. Missouri.. Had a big game against Texas A&M, finishing with six tackles, including two for a loss, and a forced fumble that eventually led to a K-State touchdown... Also forced a fumble at Nebraska. 

Junior College: Helped the Fresno City College to an 8-3 record, a Valley Conference title and a berth in the 2004 California North Division championship game as a sophomore... Keyed a defense that yielded just 260.3 total yards per game... Made 22 starts in his two years at Fresno CC, collecting 60 tackles as a freshman and 70 as a sophomore... Also snagged five interceptions... Helped the Rams to an 8-2 record as a freshman.

High School: Prepped at Tulare High School in California’s central valley.

Personal: Zachary Lee Diles was born June 11, 1985... Parents are Bonita Weaver and Larry Diles... A social science major.