Christian Zendejas

Christian Zendejas (born 1999) is an American football kicker who currently plays college football for Arizona State.

Cristian Zendejas
Arizona State Sun Devils – No. 45
PositionPlacekicker
Class
Redshirt
Junior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolPerry (AZ)
Personal information
Born:1999 (age 21–22)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)

Early years

Zendejas attended Perry High School, in Gilbert, AZ, a Phoenix suburb. As a senior, he made 10-of-11 field goals with a long of 47 yards and 67-of-70 extra points. He received 6A first-team All-Region and first-team All-Premier Region honors.

College career

Zendejas walked-on at Arizona State University.[1] He was redshirted in 2017. As a freshman in 2018, he was one of the backups behind sophomore Brandon Ruiz.

As a sophomore in 2019, he became the team's starter at kicker, after Ruiz injured his knee and was lost for the year. He began the season by making 8-for-8 in field goal attempts and was rewarded with a football scholarship after the third game against Michigan State University.[2] He finished seventh in the nation in field goals made (23) and twentieth in field goal percentage (85.2). He tied a Sun Bowl record with 4 field goals made in a single-game.

Personal life

His father Luis Zendejas played kicker for ASU and, later, in the NFL. His uncles Joaquin and Max were also kickers in the NFL.

References
  1. "Preferred walk-on kicker Christian Zendejas not scared off by Brandon Ruiz signing at ASU". Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. "Arizona State football surprises kicker Cristian Zendejas with scholarship". Retrieved September 22, 2019.


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