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Jaguar Highlights: Ended spring practice listed as the starter at nose tackle ... Had a solo tackle and broke up a pass for the Red team in its 50-30 victory in the annual spring game ... Posted four stops for the defense in the opening spring scrimmage as well.

As A Junior (2016): In his first season with the program appeared in 11 contests with eight starts ... Credited with a total of 25 stops — with a pair of those for loss — as well as two quarterback hurries ... Posted a career-best five tackles in consecutive outings against Presbyterian and Idaho ... Performances were part of stretch in which he recorded a tackle behind the line of scrimmage in three straight contests ... After missing two games due to injury, returned to post three stops in a victory over nationally-ranked San Diego State ... Finished with multiple tackles on four other occasions including match ups with rival Troy and Air Force at the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl ... Earned the coaches’ defensive lineman award after recording two stops and a quarterback pressure in Homecoming win over Georgia State ... Also had two tackles in Sun Belt Conference opener against Georgia Southern.

Junior College Highlights (2014-15): Earned second-team all-Jayhawk Conference honors in 2015 after recording 50 total tackles including 8½ behind the line of scrimmage ... Was credited with three sacks as well as a forced fumble, fumble recovery, pass break up and blocked kick ... Helped the Grizzlies go 9-2 while finishing fifth in the final National Junior College Athletic Association poll ... Part of team that claimed the league title as well ... Collected season-best eight tackles — with three of those behind the line including a sack — against Dodge City (Kan.) CC ... Posted seven total stops in victories over nationally-ranked Iowa Western CC and Air Force Prep ... Posted five tackles, including 1½ for loss, to help Grizzlies earn three-point victory at top-ranked Coffeyville (Kan.) CC ... Also finished with five stops — highlighted by a sack for an eight-yard loss — at No. 3 Hutchinson (Kan.) CC and at Ellsworth (Iowa) CC, forcing a fumble against the latter ... Had four tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed in win over nationally-ranked Dodge City (Kan.) CC as well as in defeat of Highland (Kan.) CC ... In seven games as a freshman, posted 49 stops with 11½ behind the line — which ranked second on the squad — and four sacks ... Led the Grizzlies with three recovered fumbles as well as they finished 15th in the final national rankings with an 8-3 mark ... Credited with a career-high 12 stops in shutout of Air Force Prep, with three for a loss of 14 yards and a pair of sacks ... Against sixth-ranked Hutchinson CC, finished with 11 tackles — 2½ of those were behind the line of scrimmage — and a pair of fumble recoveries ... Had three tackles for loss among his seven stops in defeat of Fort Scott (Kan.) CC ... Collected six stops in back-to-back victories over Iowa Central CC and DCCC, with 2½ tackles behind the line against the former.

At Kansas State (2013): Sat out as a redshirt.

High School Highlights: Was a three-year letterwinner in football at Bishop Carroll Catholic High ... Recorded 121 total tackles, 56 stops behind the line of scrimmage and 10 sacks his final two years on the varsity ... Helped the Golden Eagles to a state 5A championship as a senior ... Also lettered three years in track and once in wrestling.

Personal: Full name is Zach Jordan Befort ... Born April 11, 1995, in Wichita, Kan. ... Son of Harold and Dawn Befort ... Favorite movie is “Friday Night Lights” ... Favorite book is “Bo Knows Bo” ... Favorite team is the Kansas City Chiefs ... Favorite athletes are Jared Allen, Tony Gonzalez and Rob Gronkowski ... Favorite musical acts are Kid Cudi, Zac Brown Band and Her ... Favorite foods are fried chicken, steak and shrimp ... Likes to hunt and fish in his spare time ... Would like to become a defensive line coach in the future ... Also recruited by Auburn, Tulsa, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Ball State and Louisiana-Monroe ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.