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2022 Football

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18 Zollie Kaplan

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 245
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown St. Louis Park, Minn.
  • High School St. Louis Park HS

Biography

2022 (Sr)
• Captain
• Gene Upshaw Award Finalist - 7th

• AP All-America First Team
• D2CCA All-America Second Team
• Don Hansen All-America Second Team
• Elite 100 Second Team
• D2CCA All-Super Region 4 First Team

• All-NSIC North Division First Team

Started all 13 games for the Beavers... Led the NSIC and finished third in Division II with 14.5 sacks for a loss of 88 yards... Second in the NSIC and eighth in Division II with 21.5 tackles for a loss of 111 yards... Totaled the second-most sacks in a single season at BSU and a program record in tackles for loss... Totaled 36.0 tackles including 26 solo... Forced one fumbe and recovered one... Recorded one safety... Had eight quarterback hurries to lead the team... Totaled two pass break ups... Had two games with three sacks and five games with two or more... Recorded a sack in eight of 13 games and a tackle for loss in 10-of-13... Had six games with two or more tackles for loss and recorded four tackles for a loss of 20 yards at MSU-Moorhead on Oct. 15... Ended his career second in program history with 52.0 tackles for loss and second with 26.0 sacks.

2021 (Jr)
• Team Captain
• D2CCA All-Super Region 4 Second Team

• NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense

Started all 13 games played in... Recorded 18.5 tackles for a loss, the most for BSU since 1999, to rank tied for second in the NSIC... Fifth in the NSIC with 8.0 sacks... Set single-game career highs with 2.0 sacks at Concordia-St. Paul and at Northern State and set single-game career highs with 3.0 tackles for a loss in win over No. 16 Minnesota Duluth and at (RV) Northern State.

2020 (Jr)
Fall season was canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 (So)
Played in all 11 games for the Beavers in his sophomore season... Recorded 49 tackles on 21 solo and 28 assisted tackles... Finished with 8 tackles for loss and 1 sack... Totaled 3 quarterback hits and 1 pass breakup... Set a career-high in tackles in a game with 9 at Minot State on Nov. 16.

2018 (RS-Fr)
Appeared in all 11 games with four starts for BSU... Totaled 49 tackles with 22 solo and 27 assisted... Had 2.5 sacks and 4.0 tackles for a loss on the season.

2017 (Fr)
Redshirted

High School
Named team captain twice at St. Louis Park High School… Named team MVP, All-State Academic, All-North Suburban Conference… Academic All-Conference Defensive Player of the Year… Led Section 5AAAAA in tackles with 102.

Personal: Born Jan. 12, 1999… Son of Steve Kaplan and Juli Hanssen… Majoring in business management.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 58

    2017Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    58
  • 18

    2018Freshman

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'2" 225 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2021Junior

    LB
    6'2" 235 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2022Senior

    LB
    6'2" 245 lbs
    18