Zuril Hendrick, CB, Edinboro 2019 NFL Draft

Has been named to two preseason All-American squads after leading Division II in interceptions per game in 2017 … is a Lindy’s Sports College Football National 2018 Preview second team selection and a College Football America 2018 Yearbook choice … has 14 career interceptions, which ranks sixth at Edinboro.

2017 Led Division II in interceptions per game and earned All-American honors while starting all 11 games at cornerback … earned first team Don Hansen Football Gazette All-American accolades and was a first team Don Hansen Football Gazette Super Region I honoree, along with earning second team D2CCA All-Super Region I honors and being named to the All-PSAC West second team … ended the year tying the school-record with 9 interceptions, picking off his ninth pass against Cheyney in the season finale … also set a new school record for return yardage with 201 yards …returned two of the interceptions for touchdowns, a 61-yarder vs. Lake Erie and a 35-yarder against Clarion … finished fifth on the team in tackles with 59, with two for losses … in addition to nine interceptions, he broke up 10 passes, and ranked third in the PSAC and fourth in Division II in passed defended … added a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and blocked a field goal, that coming against …. had three pickoffs vs. Lake Erie, one shy of the school record, for 84 yards, and added a pair of interceptions for 70 yards vs. Clarion … was named the PSAC West C-Defensive Player of the Week following the Clarion game … had an interception and broke up four passes at Cheyney … finished with a season-high 9 tackles at West Chester, with a tackle for a loss, a forced fumble, an interception, and a pass breakup … also had 9 tackles and a pair of breakups vs. Slippery Rock, plus 8 tackles vs. Indiana(Pa.).

2016 Started all 11 games at cornerback, finishing with 48 tackles … was fourth on the team with 32 solo tackles … had a team-leading 5 interceptions for 78 yards, including a 27-yard return for a touchdown at Clarion … tied for third in the PSAC in interceptions and was tied for ninth in passes defended … also had a team-high 6 passes broken up, along with 2 tackles for losses and a forced fumble … averaged 8.6 yards on nine punt returns, and returned six kickoffs for a 17.5 yard average … posted a career-high 10 tackles, including one for a loss, against West Chester … added 7 tackles against Saint Joseph’s, Slippery Rock, and Seton Hill, adding two interceptions vs. Seton Hill … had an interception return for 43 yards and a pair of passes broken up at Lock Haven.

2015 Played in all 11 games, starting three of the last four games at cornerback … totaled 31 tackles, with 19 solo … had 1.5 tackles for losses and a sack, while finishing second on the team with 4 passes broken up … also led the team with 3 forced fumbles and 2 fumble recoveries … was tied for first in the PSAC in fumbles forced and ranked sixth in fumble recoveries … had a season-high 8 tackles against Slippery Rock, with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery … added 5 tackles against both Gannon and Mercyhurst, with a sack and a fumble recovery vs. the Lakers … broke up two passes at East Stroudsburg.

HIGH SCHOOL Played for head coach Keith Molinich at Pittsford Mendon High School, while also playing basketball and baseball … played with Edinboro teammates Jack Wallman, Hayes Wallman, and Nick Polizzi at Pittsford … earned first team All-Monroe County Division I honors and a second team All-Greater Rochester accolades … helped the Panthers to a 6-4 record as a senior, advancing to the Sectional Championship game before losing to Victor … Pittsford was 6-3 in 2013.

PERSONAL Born July 23, 1997 … Business Marketing major … son of Patricia Mason and Audley Hendrick … has three sisters (Zuri, Shyrie, and Kiera) and one brother (Zavier).

Took a little time to settle in and love the position of defensive back after playing years at receiver, but Hendrick has developed a passion that has led him to be one of the top defenders in the PSAC.

Hendrick has a long and athletic frame. He displays good quickness and agility. Diligent in picking up the tendencies of opponents via watching and breaking down film. Fine ball skills, evident by his 21 career interceptions. Plants and drives on the ball and will come up hard in run support.

He has been team captain over the last two years and has stepped in and played as a true freshman, in 2015. Hendrick has continued to improve each season since then and leaves the program as one of the most decorated defensive backs in the school’s history.

He shows the production and coverage instincts to make a roster.