Kris Kasparek

Height:
6-6
Weight:
265
Class:
Senior

After graduating from The University of Akron in the spring of 2007, Kris Kasparek, three-year starter at tight end, begins his first season working with the Zips’ coaching staff.

A native of New Brighton, Pa., Kasparek is one of six Zips to have played in a school-record 48 games over a career (2004-07). He will also go down as one of the best blocking tight ends in UA history.

As a senior (2007), Kasperek had seven receptions for 79 yards and, other than Jabari Arthur with 10, was the only UA player with more than one touchdown reception. As a junior, he caught 12 passes for 152 yards. During the Zips’ championship season of 2005, Kasparek caught 27 passes for 312 yards.