Butler University Athletics

2023 PFL Second Team selection
2023 Phil Steele Second Team All-PFL
2023 Academic All-PFL Second Team Selection
2022 PFL Special Teams Player of the Year
2022 PFL First Team Selection as a Kicker and Punter
2022 Phil Steele PFL Special Teams Player of the Year
2022 Phil Steele First Team All-PFL
College Sports Communicators 2022 Academic All-District
2022 Academic All-PFL Second Team
2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll
FedEx Ground FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (11/7)
PFL Special Teams Player of the Week (11/6, 10/16)

2023 Season (Senior): PFL Second Team selection… Phil Steele Second Team All-PFL honoree… Academic All-PFL Second Team selection… Played in all 11 games… Led the PFL in field goals made (17), field goal percentage (85% / 17-20) and PAT percentage (100% / 37-37)… Finished third in the league overall and first among all kickers in scoring with 88 points (Averaged 8.0 ppg)…  Ranked second in the PFL in made PAT’s (37) and field goal attempts (20)… Went 9-for-9 on field goals from 20-29 yards and 4-for-4 on attempts from 30-39 yards… Went 4-for-5 on field goal attempts from 40-49 yards… Longest field goal was good from 48 yards out… Made multiple field goals in six games for BU… Went 3-for-3 at Dayton and in the finale vs. Drake… Made two field goals vs. Montana, Taylor, Presbyterian and Davidson… Went 7-for-7 on extra points at Morehead State and 6-for-6 vs. Wabash… Scored 13 points for BU at Dayton and was responsible for 11 points in the home opener vs. Taylor… Ended the year ranked sixth in the PFL in punting average (37.5). seventh in punt yards (1,351) and eighth in total number of punts (36)… Longest punt covered 54 yards vs. Drake… Only had one touchback… 13 punts were fair caught… 10 punts traveled inside the 20 yard line… Punted the ball five times for 209 yards vs. Taylor… Averaged 45.5 yards per punt at Dayton… Had four games with over 400 kickoff yards… Kicked-off eight times at Dayton to cover 484 yards… Had a season-high three touchbacks vs. Presbyterian… Made a tackle at Stetson and at St. Thomas… Each stop was unassisted.

2022 Season (Junior): PFL Special Teams Player of the Year… PFL First Team Selection as a Kicker and Punter… Phil Steele PFL Special Teams Player of the Year… Phil Steele First Team All-PFL selection… College Sports Communicators 2022 Academic All-District honoree… Named to the Academic All-PFL Second Team… Made the PFL Academic Honor Roll… FedEx Ground FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week (11/7)… Two-time PFL Special Teams Player of the Week (11/6, 10/16)… Played in all 11 games… Went 12-for-15 on field goal attempts (80%)… Didn’t miss a kick inside 40 yards (10-10)… Hit a season-long 56-yard field goal to help Butler win at San Diego… Went 36-for-37 on PAT’s to rank second in the PFL… Made eight extra points in the win over Morehead State… Punted the ball 37 times, covering 1,546 yards… Averaged 41.8 yards per punt to lead the PFL… Longest punt of the year covered 67 yards to also lead all PFL punters… Pinned the opponent inside the 20-yard line seven times… Punted the ball 50+ yards seven times… Had four touchbacks… Punted the ball six times at Marist to net 270 yards… Topped 200 punting yards at South Dakota State (209) and at Davidson (233)… Kicked-off eight times vs. Taylor to cover 509 yards (9/10)… Had four touchbacks on kick-offs vs. Taylor and Morehead State (10/29)… Kicked-off nine times to cover 564 yards vs. the Eagles… Kicked-off 58 times for 3,455 yards… Averaged 59.6 yards per kick… Ended the year with 17 touchbacks… Led the team by scoring 78 points… Converted his first nine field goal attempts of the year… Made four field goals to help Butler win at San Diego (11/5)… Made two field goals at Valparaiso (10/15)… Ranked second in the PFL and 20th in the FCS in field goal percentage (80%)… Ranked third in the PFL in field goals made per game (1.09)… Ranked fourth in the PFL in scoring.

2021 Season (Sophomore): Played in all 11 games… Punted the ball 38 times, covering 1,514 yards… Averaged 39.8 yards per punt… Longest punt traveled 56 yards… Had three kicks over 50 yards… Pinned the opponent inside the 20 yard line 12 times… Kicked three extra points… Missed a field goal attempt vs. San Diego (Oct. 9)… Kicked-off for BU 45 times… Posted 2,419 kick-off yards… Averaged 53.8 yards per kick-off… Recorded five touchbacks… Punted the ball six times at Morehead State for a season-high 239 yards (Oct. 16)… Boomed a 54 yard punt at Taylor (Sept. 18)… Opened the year with a 50-yard punt at Illinois State (Sept. 4)… Pinned Drake inside the 20 yard line three times (Oct. 2).

2021 Spring Season (Freshman): Played in the first five games… Led the team with 12 punts, covering 498 yards… Averaged 41.5 yards per punt… Had three punts travel more than 50 yards… Season-long punt covered 58 yards vs. Morehead State (April 3)… Had two punts blocked… Pinned the opponent inside the 20 yard line four times… Kicked-off 12 times… Averaged 52.1 yards per kick-off… Made a tackle vs. Valpo (March 13).

2019 Season (Redshirt): Kicked-off vs. Jacksonville… One kick for 35 yards.

High School: Two-year starter...Hit eight of his 10 field goal attempts in 2018... Longest FG make came from 44 yards out... Averaged 35 yards per punt... Hit all 38 extra points... Perfect 8-for-8 on field goals as a junior... Averaged 38 yards per punt... First Team All-District as a junior and senior... Third Team All-Ohio pick in 2018... Named Academic All-Ohio... Tabbed Lake County Touchdown Club All-Star.

Personal: Son of John and Doris Zurak... Has two siblings; Stephen and Nik.