2011 Kansas Football Media Guide

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Kansas Football 2011 Returning Players

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Zlatnik

DT • So. • 6-4 • 275 Olathe, Kan. Olathe North HS

OL • Jr. • 6-4 • 305 Rossville, Kan. Rossville HS Defense G 2010 12

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Career Honors: 2009: KU Defensive Scout Player of the Year, KU Defensive Scout Player of the Week vs. Southern Mississippi and Missouri.

Career Honors: 2009: KU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week vs. Duke. 2008: KU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week vs. Kansas State.

2010 (Fr.): Played in all 12 games and started each of the first six games at defensive end... Recorded 14 tackles on the season... Best game statistically was three tackles against New Mexico State... Made two tackles in four other games... Broke up a pass against Texas A&M.

2010 (So.): Started the season opener at left guard and then started the final eight games at right guard in his first season on the offensive line.

2009 (RS): Redshirted his first year at KU... Named the George Mrkonic Defensive Scout Player of the Year for the Jayhawks... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Southern Mississippi and Missouri... Arrived on campus for spring of 2009. High School: A three-year letterwinner at Olathe North HS... Played tight end and defensive end... Was an all-state, all-league and all-city selection... Team was 8-3 on the season and advanced to the second round of the state playoffs... As a junior he recorded 80 tackles and 12 sacks while earning all-league second team honors... Also played basketball... Was all-city and all-league. Personal: Son of Michelle and Jason Young... Has two brothers... Major is pre-sport science: community health.

2009 (Fr.): Saw limited time as a backup on the defensive line... Did not record any statistics... Named KU defensive scout player of the week vs. Duke. 2008 (RS): Named KU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week vs. Kansas State ... Redshirted his first year at Kansas. High School: Earned all-state first team honors by the Topeka Capital Journal... A Class 3A all-state selection... A Class 3A first team selection by the Wichita Eagle as a junior... Earned all-league honors as a sophomore... Selected to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl... Played tight end and defensive end... Had 116 tackles on defense and 11 touchdowns on offense... Lettered in wrestling and track... Won three state wrestling titles... Posted a 144-14 career record in wrestling, while lettering four years. Personal: Born in Rossville, Kan... Major is American studies... Main hobby is fishing... Can play the piano... Son of Tammy and Alan Zlatnik... Has one brother and one sister... Father played football and baseball at Washburn.

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