ZACH NIELSEN

Ferndale – Sophomore – #7

5’9” 170 lbs – RB/S

98 carries – 641 yards – 6 touchdowns

4 receptions – 57 yards

15 kickoff returns – 365 yards

62.5 tackles – 9 passes broken up – 2.5 tackles for loss – 2 forced fumbles – 1 interception – 49 yards – 1 touchdown

There are few players in Whatcom County that play football the way that Nielsen does. The best way to explain it is that he looks like he’s playing every play like it’s his last. 100% effort, all the time. One of the most explosive players around, and gained over 1000 all-purpose yards. As a safety, he has great timing on breaking up passes. He was named All-Conference 2nd Team at Running Back.