Harvard University

Read Collin Zych''s Feature in the Oct. 8, 2010edition of the New York Times

At Harvard
2010: Signed by the Dallas Cowboys onJuly 26, 2011 ... Named team captain prior to the season by histeammates ... Named to preseason All-America team by ConsensusDraft Services, Phil Steele''s College Football Preview and theFootball Championship Subdivision Senior Scout Bowl selectioncommittees ... Named Ivy League Preseason Defensive Player of theYear by Lindy''s, The Sports Network and College Sporting News ...Following the season,was named as the Robert F. Kennedy Awardwinner for desire and determination by his teammates ... Named tothe All-New England FCS team by the New England SportswritersAssociation ... Named first team All-Ivy League ... AcademicAll-Ivy League ... Finished the season tied for Harvard''s team leadwith 79 total tackles ... Led Harvard in both passes defended (12)and interceptions (3) ... Finished his career with 224 totaltackles, 10.5 for a loss, six interceptions and 27 pass breakups... Had six tackles and two breakups in the opener against HolyCross ... Led all players with 12 tackles against Brown whileadding an interception and a pass breakup ... Led a defense thatcollected 12 pass breakups at Lafayette with nine tackles and onebreakup ... Had 10 tackles against Lehigh ... Ivy League Honor Rollversus Princeton with a 15-tackle effort including 10 solo stops... Had seven tackles (4 solo), one for a loss and one interceptionat Dartmouth ... Led Harvard with nine tackles, two pass breakupsand an interception in a win over Columbia.

2009: Earned first team All-Ivy League by thecoaches ... Led the Ancient Eight in pass breakups (12), passesdefended (14) and ranked third in solo tackles for 53 ... Namedpreseason All-Ivy League First Team by Phil Steele''s FootballMagazine ... Had six solo tackles against then-No. 23 HolyCross in the season opener ... Had a team-high eight tackles,including five solo, and a sack in a win over Brown on Sept.25 ... Had two interceptions, a tackle for a loss and six tacklesin a win at Lehigh ... Had eight tackles, seven total, and twopass breakups in a win at Cornell on Oct. 10 ... Had 10 tacklesincluding nine solo against Lafayette on Oct. 17 ... Had seventackles and forced a fumble in a win over Princeton on Oct. 24 ..Had a team-high 10 tackles including 1.5 for a loss and two passbreakups against Penn ... Had seven tackles, and blew up twodownfield blockers to enable a teammate to make the tackle on a keyfake punt by Yale and allow Harvard to win 14-10 in The Game.

2008:Started nine of the 10 games at safety ...Named to the All-Ivy League second-team at defensive back afterrecording 72 tackles including a team-high 48 solo tackles...Registered his first career interception in the season openeragainst Holy Cross, picking off Dominick Randolph in the end zone... Named to the Ivy League Honor Roll after recording 10 solotackles at Brown ... Had a game-high five solo tackles, finishingwith eight total in a win at Princeton ... Had a team-high fourtackles as Harvard limited Dartmouth to 123 yards of offense and -2rushing yards in a Crimson win ... Named to the Ivy League HonorRoll after a game and career-high 15 tackles in a win over Penn.His numbers included10 solo efforts and 3.0 tackles for a loss asHarvard defeated Penn.

2007: Did not appear in a game ... Minor Hrecipient.

Background
At Plano East: A two-time all-district selection ... Alsoearned all-county and academic all-state recognition ... Teamcaptain ... Also was a regional qualifier in the pole vault for thetrack and field team.