Zach D'Orazio (born May 28, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played

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at Akron and high school football at

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Early years

D'Orazio attended

Elyria Catholic High School Elyria Catholic High School (ECHS) is a private Catholic high school located in Elyria, Ohio, United States. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and is the only Catholic high school in Lorain County. Elyria Catholic was bu ...

before transferring to

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, where he played football and ran track. He was named Chagrin Valley Metro Division Conference Offensive MVP in his junior and senior years. During his senior year (2008) he played at quarterback and defensive back. As a QB, he completed 67 passes for 1,175 yards with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions. He rushed for 1,346 on 124 attempts. At DB, he had 74 tackles and 5 interceptions. He was named first-team All-Ohio in Division V at quarterback and first-team All-Ohio as a defensive back in his senior year. In track, he was conference champion in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter sprints.

College career

D'Orazio signed with the Akron Zips in 2010, but did not commence studying at Akron until January 2011 and began playing football in 2012. On March 27, 2012, it was announced that D'Orazio would switch from the quarterback position to wide receiver. He broke his leg in a game against the Tennessee Volunteers on September 22, and was out for the rest of the season. In his sophomore season (2013), he avoided injury and played the whole year, finishing with 54 receptions for 764 yards and 4 touchdowns. In his junior year, D'Orazio had 62 receptions for 658 yards and one touchdown. After his junior season, D'Orazio entered the

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Professional career

D'Orazio was rated the 87th best wide receiver in the

by NFLDraftscout.com. On May 26, 2015, D'Orazio signed with the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East divisio ...

as an undrafted rookie. He was released on June 11, but re-signed with the team on July 23. D'Orazio was cut by the Patriots on September 5 as part of final cuts.

References

External links

Akron Zips bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'Orazio, Zach 1991 births Living people American football wide receivers Akron Zips football players New England Patriots players People from Avon Lake, Ohio Players of American football from Lorain County, Ohio