Zion Tracy

2024 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Season: Appeared in 16 games, making four starts...Posted 35 tackles (30 solo), one sack, two tackles for loss, two interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) and a pass breakup...Had 15 punt returns for 87 yards (5.8) with a long return of 14 yards...Named coaching staff's Special Teams Player of the Game in consecutive weeks (Washington - 11/9; Purdue - 11/16). at West Virginia (8/31): Posted a solo stop. Bowling Green (9/7): Assisted on a tackle. Kent State (9/21): Recorded one tackle. Illinois (9/28): Tallied two tackles (1 solo). UCLA (10/5): Collected two tackles (1 solo). at USC (10/12): Broke up a pass and made a solo tackle. at Wisconsin (10/26): Notched three solo tackles. Ohio State (11/2): Picked off a pass on Ohio State's opening drive and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown...Added two punt returns for 21 yards, including a 14-yard return. Washington (11/9): Recorded five solo tackles...Had an 8-yard punt return. at Purdue (11/16): Tallied four tackles, including three solo...Had three punt returns for 21 yards, including a 13-yard return. at Minnesota (11/23): Collected a solo tackle. Maryland (11/30): Tallied two solo tackles, including the first sack of his career. vs. Oregon (12/7): Recorded three solo stops, including a tackle for loss in the first quarter. SMU (12/22): Made four solo tackles...Tallied a quarterback hurry. vs. Boise State (12/31): Recorded three solo tackles...Intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter. vs. Notre Dame (1/9): Made two stops. 2023 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON Season: Appeared in all 13 games on defense and special teams...Finished with 13 tackles (11 solo)...Named the coaching staff's Special Teams Player of the Week (Northwestern, 9/30). West Virginia (9/2): Made two tackles. Delaware (9/9): Posted a solo tackle. at Illinois (9/16): Made a solo stop. at Northwestern (9/30): Tallied two solo tackles, including a fourth down stop on a fake punt attempt. UMass (10/14): Recorded three solo tackles. vs. Ole Miss (12/30): Made a season-best four tackles (3 solo). HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach Ernest Anderson at St. Thomas More School...Also played at Long Island Lutheran High School...Helped Long Island Lutheran to a 7-1 record in 2021 and an 8-0 record in 2019...As a senior, recorded 500 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, while picking off three passes...As a junior, scored four touchdowns in a shortened season due to COVID-19...Tallied 220 yards and four touchdowns as a sophomore and 300 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman...Rated a four-star prospect by On3 and a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 200 overall prospect in the class, the No. 23 cornerback and No. 1 player in Connecticut by On3...Tabbed as the No. 5 player in Connecticut by Rivals...Rated as the No. 61 cornerback in the class and No. 4 prospect in Connecticut by 247Sports...Also played basketball at Long Island Lutheran, earning team MVP honors. PERSONAL Full name is Zion K. Tracy...Son of Zaire and Katrina Tracy...Has a brother, BJ, and two sisters, Kamaria and Kailania...Hobbies include playing video games and working out...Intends to major in business management.