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#9 Tony Zenon

Tony Zenon - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-8
Weight 177
Birthdate 09/02/1991
Hometown Albany, Ga.
Last School Deerfield Windsor Academy
Year RS Senior
Height / Weight 5-8 / 177
Tony Zenon - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2014 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 13 games, starting 12 … Missed Orange Bowl with season-ending injury suffered in ACC Championship Game … Rushed 45 times for 293 yards (6.5 yards per carry) and four touchdowns … Had eight receptions for 161 yards and one touchdown … Rushed once for six yards vs. Florida State in ACC Championship Game (Dec. 6) … Had one carry at Georgia (Nov. 29) … Recorded five rushing yards on five carries and had one reception for 15 yards vs. Clemson (Nov. 15) … Had six rushes for 54 yards at NC State (Nov. 8) … Rushed for 10 yards vs. Virginia (Nov. 1) … Carried three times for career-high 66 yards, including career-long 57 yard touchdown run at Pitt (Oct. 25) … Rushed four times for 36 yards and had two receptions for 37 yards, including 12-yard touchdown reception, at North Carolina (Oct. 18) … Recorded four carries for six yards against Duke (Oct. 11) … Had five rushing attempts for 22 yards and six-yard touchdown run and caught two passes for 39 yards vs. Miami (Oct. 4) … Rushed twice for three yards at Virginia Tech (Sept. 20) .. .Carried twice for 11 yards vs. Georgia Southern (Sept. 13) … During homecoming to New Orleans, rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns, which included 41-yard run, at Tulane (Sept. 6) … Caught career-high three passes for 70 yards and carried one time for 14 yards in season opener against Wofford (Aug. 30) … Graduated from Georgia Tech in December with bachelor’s degree in management.

2013 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 games and made one start … Rushed 14 times for 35 yards and had one six-yard reception … Had two punt returns … Rushed three times for 10 yards, caught one pass for six yards and had punt return vs. North Carolina (Sept. 21) … Started against Virginia Tech and had one punt return against Hokies (Sept. 26) … Rushed two times for 11 yards vs. Syracuse (Oct. 19).

2012 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 14 games … Had six offensive plays of 20 or more yards – two by rushing, four receiving … Rushed 31 times for 193 yards (6.2 yards per carry) and one touchdown … Caught seven passes for 195 yards for lofty average of 27.9 yards per reception … Returned three kickoffs for 52 yards … Carried four times for 49 yards, had 40-yard pass reception and returned kickoff 20 yards vs. Presbyterian (Sept. 8) … Rushed six times for career-high 57 yards and touchdown, caught two passes for 74 yards including one for 57 yards against Miami (Sept. 22) … Had 44-yard reception and rushed for 17 yards in win over Boston College (Oct. 20).

2011 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games and started at Middle Tennessee State … Averaged 5.7 yards per carry on 15 rushing attempts … Caught three passes for 104 yards (34.7 yards per catch) and one touchdown … Had 392 all-purpose yards … Had second-most kickoff returns (9) on team for average of 22.4 yards per attempt … Had one rushing attempt and caught 19-yard pass in first career game, vs. Western Carolina (Sept. 1) … Made first career start and caught 73-yard touchdown pass on Tech’s first offensive play of game at Middle Tennessee State … Finished with six carries for 47 yards and two receptions for 85 yards against Blue Raiders … Had two carries for 12 yards vs. Maryland (Oct. 8).

2010 (True Freshman): Redshirted, did not play.

High School: Deerfield Windsor Academy … Produced staggering numbers at Class AAA school in Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) … Ran wild in DWA’s Wing-T offense … Finished senior season with 244 carries for 2,264 yards – an average of 9.28 yards per carry – and had 27 rushing touchdowns … For career, Zenon had 5,684 rushing yards on 650 carries and 65 TDs.

Personal: Born Sept. 2, 1991 … Originally from New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina forced him to move to Georgia … Switched jersey numbers from 47 to 9 in August, 2011 … Sixth player with last name beginning in Z to letter at Tech.

CAREER HIGHS
Rushing Attempts: 8 at Tulane, Sept. 6, 2014
Rushing Yards: 66 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014
Rushing TDs: 2 at Tulane, Sept. 6, 2014
Longest Rush: 57 at Pitt, Oct. 25, 2014
Receptions: 3, vs. Wofford, Aug. 30, 2014
Receiving Yards: 85 at Middle Tennessee, Sept. 10, 2011
Receiving TDs: 1, twice – last time at North Carolina, Oct. 18, 2014
Longest Reception: 73 at Middle Tennessee, Sept. 10, 2011
Kick Returns: 3 vs. Maryland, Oct. 8, 2011
Kick Return Yards: 115 vs. Maryland, Oct. 8, 2011
Longest Kick Return: 79 vs. Maryland, Oct. 8, 2011
All-Purpose Yards: 131 vs. Miami, Sept. 22, 2012

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