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2021 Football Roster

2 Zahir Wilder

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rahway, NJ
  • High School Rahway

Biography

2021 SEASON: First Team All-NJAC...recorded 33 tackles, two interceptions and a team-high 11 pass breakups...recorded 14 punt returns for 93 yards, including a long 26 yards...returned 22 kicks for 393 yards, with a long of 55 yards...notched six receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown...scored the game-winning touchdown on a 29 yard reception against William Paterson...notched seven tackles and an interception against TCNJ....notched an interception against Rowan.

2020 SEASON: NJAC Special Teams Player of the Year...First Team All-NJAC as a defensive back and returner...D3football.com Team of the Week...NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week...returned first kickoff of the season for a touchdown against Kean on March 13...notched seven tackles and a pass breakup while playing in all three games...tallied six tackles in setback against Wesley on March 20...recorded a pass breakup in season-finale against William Paterson on April 2.

2019 SEASON: Played in nine games...23 tackles and two interceptions on the year...returned seven kicks for 125 yards...four kick returns for 67 yards and three tackles in season-opener against Southern Virginia on September 7...notched interceptions in back-to-back games against Christopher Newport on October 19 and Wesley on October 26...finished the year with a season-high five tackles against Kean on November 16.

2018 SEASON: Appeared in all 10 games… Had three tackles and an interception in Montclair’s 17-14 overtime win at Christopher Newport on September 22… Had seven tackles and a pass breakup at Kean on September 29… Had three tackles, a pass breakup and returned two kicks for 74 and 73 yards respectively at Salisbury on October 13… Posted six tackles and an interception at Wesley in a 10-9 win on October 27… Had four tackles against Rowan in a 28-14 win on November 3… Had three tackles along with a pass breakup in MSU’s 24-0 win at William Paterson in the season finale on November 10.

2017 SEASON: Played in four games… Had four kickoff return for 48 yards… Recorded 80 all-purpose yards.

Personal/High School: Exercise Science major...son of Shavon White and Randy Wilder...has two siblings; Coby Roberts and Lauren White...aunt Tamecka Dixon played in the WNBA from 1997-2009 and was a three-time All-Star and two-time WNBA Champion...holds high school record for passing yards and touchdowns in a seaso...Played in NUC All-American game in Georgia and in the Phil Simms North/South All-Star Game...favorite musical artists are Lil Durk and Kodak Black...favorite athlete is Randy Moss.

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