Position: Tight end Height 1.98 m Name Zach Ertz | College: Stanford Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) Parents Lisa Ertz, Doug Ertz | |
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Date of birth: (1990-11-10) November 10, 1990 (age 25) Place of birth: Orange County, California High school: Danville (CA) Monte Vista Role American football tight end Current team Philadelphia Eagles (#86 / Tight end) Education Stanford University (2009–2013) Siblings Nick Ertz, Jackson Ertz, Shane Ertz Similar People Brent Celek, Jordan Matthews, Sam Bradford, Connor Barwin, Riley Cooper Profiles | ||
Zach ertz 2013 nfl draft profile
Zachary Adam Ertz (born November 10, 1990) is an American football tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Stanford, where he was recognized as a unanimous All-American.
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- Zach ertz 2013 nfl draft profile
- Zach ertz lays out for a touchdown versus the giants week 6 2014
- Early years
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
Zach ertz lays out for a touchdown versus the giants week 6 2014
Early years
Ertz was born in Orange, California. He grew up as the oldest of four children. His father played for the Lehigh University football team from 1981 to 1984. Ertz played high school football and basketball at Monte Vista High School in Danville, California. As a senior, he had 56 receptions, 756 receiving yards, and 14 receiving touchdowns for the football team and was named to the All-East Bay Athletic League first team.
College career
Ertz attended Stanford University, where he played for the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2009 to 2012. He redshirted the 2009 season. In 2010, he played 13 games and had 16 catches for 190 yards and five touchdowns. He had two receptions, including a touchdown, in the Orange Bowl that year.
Ertz had 27 receptions, 343 receiving yards, and four receiving touchdowns in 2011, despite missing three games due to a knee injury. In the Fiesta Bowl, he had four catches and one touchdown. The following season, as a junior, Ertz had 69 catches, 898 receiving yards, and six touchdowns. He had three catches for 61 yards in the Rose Bowl. His 898 receiving yards was the most by an FBS tight end that season. He was a consensus All-American, a finalist for the Mackey Award, and an All-Pac-12 first team selection.
After the 2012 season, Ertz announced that he would enter the NFL draft.
Professional career
The Philadelphia Eagles selected Ertz in the second round, with the 35th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft. The Eagles signed him to a rookie contract of undisclosed terms on May 9, 2013.
On January 25, 2016, the Eagles signed Ertz to a five-year, $42 million extension.
Personal life
Ertz is married to professional soccer player Julie Johnston, starting defender on the US Women's National Team; they met in 2012 at a Stanford baseball game. On February 26, 2016 Ertz proposed to Johnston at Klein Field, the Stanford U baseball stadium where they first met. They married on March 26, 2017, in Goleta, California. Julie and Zach Ertz were featured in ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue 2017.