Kansas State University Athletics
2018 Football
Zuber, Isaiah
Jersey Number 7
Isaiah Zuber
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 183
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
- High School:
- Stephenson
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2018 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (South Dakota)
• 2016 Second Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Athlon)
CAREER: Enters senior season tied for eighth in school history with 127 career receptions and tied for 10th with 11 career touchdown catches… Also ranks 22nd in K-State history with 1,321 career receiving yards... Has at least one catch in 31 of his 38 career games and multiple receptions in 30 contests.
2018: Played in all 12 games with nine starts, leading the team with 52 receptions for 619 yards and five touchdowns… Also served as the Wildcats’ primary punt and kickoff returner, averaging 17.8 yards on 10 punt returns with a touchdown and 16.3 yards on 19 kickoff returns… Led the Big 12 in punt-return average and ranked sixth in kickoff-return average… His 52 catches were the fourth most by a Wildcat junior… Set a career high with 144 receiving yards against UTSA, which included a career-long catch of 72 yards… His effort against the Roadrunners included a career-best two touchdown catches, a mark he tied in the season finale at Iowa State… Came back the next week with a 10-catch, 133-yard output at West Virginia… His 10 receptions were the most by a Wildcat since Tyler Lockett (13) and Curry Sexton (10) in the 2015 Alamo Bowl… Tallied an 85-yard touchdown on a punt return against South Dakota while also hauling in a go-ahead 10-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter en route to Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades… His 85-yard punt return was tied for the eighth longest in the country in 2018 and was 10th-longest return in K-State history… Returned seven kickoffs for 113 yards at Iowa State.
2017: Played in every game with 11 starts, coming up with a team-leading 51 receptions for 510 yards and four touchdowns... His 51 catches ranked third in school history among sophomores, while his three touchdowns tied for third... Carded at least three catches in 10 of the 13 games... Hauled in a one-yard touchdown pass as time expired to give K-State a one-point win in the regular-season finale against Iowa State... His touchdown catch represented K-State’s first game-winning touchdown on the final play of regulation since 1995... Had a career-high tying seven catches against the Cyclones, a mark he also hit against Charlotte and Oklahoma... Recorded a career-high 79 yards against Baylor... Rushed for 37 yards on an end-around against UCLA in the Cactus Bowl.
2016: Played in every game, logging 24 receptions for 192 yards and a pair of touchdowns... Ranked fifth in school history in catches among freshmen... Started his career with three catches for 34 yards and a touchdown at Stanford, becoming the first Wildcat freshman to catch a touchdown pass in a season opener since 1997... Logged a season-high four catches in consecutive games against Oklahoma State and Baylor... Carded a season-best 35 receiving yards – including a 12-yard touchdown – against Texas Tech... Earned Big 12 All-Freshman team honors from Athlon.
2015: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Stephenson High under head coach Ron Gartrell... Helped lead the Jaguars to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the state playoffs... Earned all-region and all-county accolades for his work on special teams while he was named to the sub-region team as a wide receiver... Totaled 879 receiving yards and nine touchdowns during his prep career in addition to 470 yards and six touchdowns as a punt returner and 1,110 yards and nine touchdowns as a kickoff returner.
PERSONAL: Willie Isaiah Zuber was born April 15, 1997... Son of Willie Zuber and Monica Gray-Mays... Has three step brothers, Chris, Tim and Darius, and two sisters, Lia and Asia... Cousin, T.J. Stripling, was a linebacker at Georgia from 2011-13... Majoring in sociology/criminology.
• 2018 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week (South Dakota)
• 2016 Second Team Big 12 All-Freshman Team (Athlon)
CAREER: Enters senior season tied for eighth in school history with 127 career receptions and tied for 10th with 11 career touchdown catches… Also ranks 22nd in K-State history with 1,321 career receiving yards... Has at least one catch in 31 of his 38 career games and multiple receptions in 30 contests.
2018: Played in all 12 games with nine starts, leading the team with 52 receptions for 619 yards and five touchdowns… Also served as the Wildcats’ primary punt and kickoff returner, averaging 17.8 yards on 10 punt returns with a touchdown and 16.3 yards on 19 kickoff returns… Led the Big 12 in punt-return average and ranked sixth in kickoff-return average… His 52 catches were the fourth most by a Wildcat junior… Set a career high with 144 receiving yards against UTSA, which included a career-long catch of 72 yards… His effort against the Roadrunners included a career-best two touchdown catches, a mark he tied in the season finale at Iowa State… Came back the next week with a 10-catch, 133-yard output at West Virginia… His 10 receptions were the most by a Wildcat since Tyler Lockett (13) and Curry Sexton (10) in the 2015 Alamo Bowl… Tallied an 85-yard touchdown on a punt return against South Dakota while also hauling in a go-ahead 10-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter en route to Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week accolades… His 85-yard punt return was tied for the eighth longest in the country in 2018 and was 10th-longest return in K-State history… Returned seven kickoffs for 113 yards at Iowa State.
2017: Played in every game with 11 starts, coming up with a team-leading 51 receptions for 510 yards and four touchdowns... His 51 catches ranked third in school history among sophomores, while his three touchdowns tied for third... Carded at least three catches in 10 of the 13 games... Hauled in a one-yard touchdown pass as time expired to give K-State a one-point win in the regular-season finale against Iowa State... His touchdown catch represented K-State’s first game-winning touchdown on the final play of regulation since 1995... Had a career-high tying seven catches against the Cyclones, a mark he also hit against Charlotte and Oklahoma... Recorded a career-high 79 yards against Baylor... Rushed for 37 yards on an end-around against UCLA in the Cactus Bowl.
2016: Played in every game, logging 24 receptions for 192 yards and a pair of touchdowns... Ranked fifth in school history in catches among freshmen... Started his career with three catches for 34 yards and a touchdown at Stanford, becoming the first Wildcat freshman to catch a touchdown pass in a season opener since 1997... Logged a season-high four catches in consecutive games against Oklahoma State and Baylor... Carded a season-best 35 receiving yards – including a 12-yard touchdown – against Texas Tech... Earned Big 12 All-Freshman team honors from Athlon.
2015: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Stephenson High under head coach Ron Gartrell... Helped lead the Jaguars to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the state playoffs... Earned all-region and all-county accolades for his work on special teams while he was named to the sub-region team as a wide receiver... Totaled 879 receiving yards and nine touchdowns during his prep career in addition to 470 yards and six touchdowns as a punt returner and 1,110 yards and nine touchdowns as a kickoff returner.
PERSONAL: Willie Isaiah Zuber was born April 15, 1997... Son of Willie Zuber and Monica Gray-Mays... Has three step brothers, Chris, Tim and Darius, and two sisters, Lia and Asia... Cousin, T.J. Stripling, was a linebacker at Georgia from 2011-13... Majoring in sociology/criminology.
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