Spring 2018: Defensive MVP of Delaney Bowl with 5.5 tackles, one sack and one pass breakup.
2017 Season: Started all 11 games at defensive end, making a position-high 40 tackles (ranked sixth on the team) … second on the team with five sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss … totaled 43 yards of negative plays … career-high two sacks against HBU … added sacks against Grambling, Lamar and Sam Houston … career-high six tackles against ACU … added five tackles against Lamar and HBU … four tackles in four different games (La. Tech, McNeese, SHSU and UCA)
2016 Season: Earned starting role at an end spot with his fierce pass rush, toughness … second among down linemen with 37 tackles, including five for lost yards, two sacks … five tackles in season opener at Baylor … five more in Southland opener vs. Incarnate Word a week later … kept the streak of five-tackle games going at UCA, including one for a 7-yard loss … five stops, including 1.5 sacks, at Lamar.
Before NSU: Lettered one season at Blinn … recorded 25 tackles (6 solo), 5.5 sacks and broke up one pass in 2015.
High School: Second-team All-State and district Defensive MVP at The Woodlands as a senior in high school … co-county Defensive MVP … made the All-Greater Houston Team … first-team all-district as The Woodlands went 10-2, won the district title and reached the third round of the state playoffs … team was 10-1 in his junior year, won the district title and fell in the second round of the playoffs … second-team all-district selection.
Personal: Born Aug. 31, 1995 … son of Eric and Lisa Krolczyk … full name is Zachary Andrews Krolczyk … nicknames are “CrankCheck” and “Krolo” … had a 3.1 GPA at Blinn.
Krolczyk Career Stats
Tackles
| YEAR |
G |
T |
A |
TOT |
TFL |
S |
FF |
FR |
INT |
PBU |
BLK |
| 2016 |
11 |
25 |
12 |
37 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
11 |
25 |
12 |
37 |
5.0 |
2.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Game Highs
Tackles: 5, four times (last at Lamar, Oct. 15, 2016)
Tackles for loss: 1.5 at Lamar, Oct. 15, 2016
Sacks: 1.0, twice (last at Abilene Christian, Nov. 5, 2016)
