Zack Puracchio

Appeared in all 10 games... Recorded 28 total tackles on the year, 12 of which were solo... Logged a career-high eight tackles against University of Minnesota-Morris (Sept. 6)... Had 5.5 tackles for loss for a total of 14 yards... Forced two quarterback hurries... Forced two fumbles and picked up one fumble recovery against Wisconsin Lutheran (Sept. 27)... NACC Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9)... Fall 2025 & Spring 2026 Dean's List... 2025-26 NACC Scholar-Athlete. All conference ... Academic athlete 2x ... Illinois all state scholarly athlete ... Defensive MVP. Son of Nicole ad Damon Puracchio ... Has three siblings named Brendan, Nicholas and Marissa. Favorite sport other than football: Basketball Favorite food: Pot Roast Favorite movie: Good Will Hunting