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Jersey Number 29
Otto Zaccardo
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sudbury, Mass.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Sudbury
- Prev School:
- Worcester Academy
Bio
Career Overview: Original walk-on who earned a scholarship as a senior in 2019 ... Reserve running back and core special teams player ... Joined the team prior to the start of 2016 preseason camp ... Played in 24 games in four seasons, registering eight carries for 25 yards (3.1 avg.) on offense and five special teams tackles ... Two letters.
Senior Year (2019): No. 49 on Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” List after squatting 615 pounds (nearly three times his bodyweight) and doing 28 reps of 225 on the bench ... Played in nine games as a member of Syracuse’s kicking teams ... Missed the Western Michigan (9/21), Holy Cross (9/28) and NC State (10/10) games because of injury ... Second on the Orange with four special teams tackles (all on kickoffs) ... Part of a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Tallied a career-high two tackles in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Special teams captain at Maryland (9/7) ... Matched his personal best with two tackles at Louisville (11/23) ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.
Junior Year (2018): Played in all 13 games ... Contributor on all four special teams units, but saw his most action on kickoff, kickoff return and punt return ... Member of a kickoff coverage team that ranked first in the ACC in fewest yards allowed per return (18.3) ... Made the first tackle of his career on the last kickoff of the game in the Orange’s 51-41 victory over NC State (10/27) ... Debuted on offense versus Louisville (11/9) and carried the ball eight times for 25 yards, including a 15-yard run.
Sophomore Year (2017): Saw action on special teams against Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Did not record any statistics ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
Freshman Year (2016): Made his college debut on special teams versus USF (9/17) … Did not record any statistics ... Member of the travel team for games at Connecticut (9/24), versus Notre Dame (10/1) and at Wake Forest (10/8) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … 2017 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member.
Prep School: Attended Worcester Academy (Mass.) in 2015 ... Coached by Tony Johnson ... Played in two games ... Missed the rest of the season due to injury ... Ran for two touchdowns in a 49-20 win over Deerfield Academy.
High School: Coached by Tom Lopez ... 2015 Sudbury Town Crier Male Athlete of the Year ... As a senior captain, rushed for 1,127 yards and 14 touchdowns, including 200 yards and three scores versus Newton South ... Selected to play for the North team in the Shriners Football Classic ... Played basketball for two seasons and was a sprinter for the Lincoln-Sudbury track team ... Earned all-state honors and was a three-time All-Dual County League selection in track ... Member of the school’s state championship-winning 400-meter relay team.
Personal: Jeffrey Otto Zaccardo ... Born in December 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts ... Son of Jeff and Jacquelyn Zaccardo ... One brother ... Economics and communication and rhetorical studies dual major.
Senior Year (2019): No. 49 on Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” List after squatting 615 pounds (nearly three times his bodyweight) and doing 28 reps of 225 on the bench ... Played in nine games as a member of Syracuse’s kicking teams ... Missed the Western Michigan (9/21), Holy Cross (9/28) and NC State (10/10) games because of injury ... Second on the Orange with four special teams tackles (all on kickoffs) ... Part of a punt coverage unit that ranked fifth nationally in punt return yardage defense (1.7 ypr) and set the school single-season record for the fewest punt return yards allowed (17) ... Tallied a career-high two tackles in the season opener at Liberty (8/31) ... Special teams captain at Maryland (9/7) ... Matched his personal best with two tackles at Louisville (11/23) ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.
Junior Year (2018): Played in all 13 games ... Contributor on all four special teams units, but saw his most action on kickoff, kickoff return and punt return ... Member of a kickoff coverage team that ranked first in the ACC in fewest yards allowed per return (18.3) ... Made the first tackle of his career on the last kickoff of the game in the Orange’s 51-41 victory over NC State (10/27) ... Debuted on offense versus Louisville (11/9) and carried the ball eight times for 25 yards, including a 15-yard run.
Sophomore Year (2017): Saw action on special teams against Central Connecticut State (9/1) ... Did not record any statistics ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring.
Freshman Year (2016): Made his college debut on special teams versus USF (9/17) … Did not record any statistics ... Member of the travel team for games at Connecticut (9/24), versus Notre Dame (10/1) and at Wake Forest (10/8) ... ACC Honor Roll selection … 2017 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member.
Prep School: Attended Worcester Academy (Mass.) in 2015 ... Coached by Tony Johnson ... Played in two games ... Missed the rest of the season due to injury ... Ran for two touchdowns in a 49-20 win over Deerfield Academy.
High School: Coached by Tom Lopez ... 2015 Sudbury Town Crier Male Athlete of the Year ... As a senior captain, rushed for 1,127 yards and 14 touchdowns, including 200 yards and three scores versus Newton South ... Selected to play for the North team in the Shriners Football Classic ... Played basketball for two seasons and was a sprinter for the Lincoln-Sudbury track team ... Earned all-state honors and was a three-time All-Dual County League selection in track ... Member of the school’s state championship-winning 400-meter relay team.
Personal: Jeffrey Otto Zaccardo ... Born in December 1996 in Boston, Massachusetts ... Son of Jeff and Jacquelyn Zaccardo ... One brother ... Economics and communication and rhetorical studies dual major.
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