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ANALYSISPositives: Pocket passer with the arm strength to get the ball deep…Quick in his release, effectively hitting his open receivers…Throws the slant pass very well and hits his backs in stride…Alert enough to consistently pick apart defenses in the short area…Gets the ball up with good height and depth…Has a normal three-quarter release…Comfortable moving around the backfield to buy time for his receivers to get open…Take charge leader who makes proper reads and stays in control when flushed out of the pocket…Excels at laying the pass over the defenders into his receiver's outstretched arms…Shows a good, soft touch in the short area passing game.Negatives: Has a short, narrow frame with adequate leg development…Worked mostly in the shot gun, appearing to lack the leg drive from center…While he can throw deep, his passes tend to hang up and float in that area…Shows poor pocket presence, preferring to roll out in order to spot his targets…Even with his scrambling ability, he does not have the leg drive to absorb and push the initial tackler to gain more yardage. CAREER NOTESOne of the most underrated quarterbacks in the country…A great leader and gritty competitor who will use his arm, legs and mind to win ballgames…Trigger-man for one of the most productive offenses in the country the last two seasons…Began his collegiate career at Notre Dame, joining the Wildcat program as a sophomore…Completed 507 of 920 passes (55.1%) for 6,822 yards and 42 touchdowns in 30 games, shattering the previous school career-records of 644 completions for 7,487 yards by Len Williams (1990-93)…His 42 touchdowns are topped only by Williams' 44 in Wildcat annals…Carried 433 times for 1,294 yards (3.0 avg) and 22 touchdowns, breaking the old school all-time records for quarterbacks of 904 yards by Mike Greenfield (1984-87) and 19 scores by Hall of Famer, Otto Graham (1941-43).
2001 SEASONAll-Big Ten Conference honorable mention…Had another banner campaign with his arm and his feet…Completed 231 of 404 passes (57.2%) for 2,692 yards and 20 touchdowns…Only Sandy Schwab (2735 in 1982) threw for more yards in a season for the Wildcats…His 20 scores broke his own 2000 school season-record of 19…Second on the team with 175 carries for 580 yards (3.3 avg) and eleven scores…His 580 yards topped his 2000 school mark of 505 and his eleven scores surpassed nine, first set by Otto Graham in 1943 and matched by Kustok in 2000, on the school's season-record rushing list for quarterbacks.
2000 SEASONFootball News honorable mention All-American…Named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference by the league's media…Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week vs. Minnesota and Michigan…Set NU single season records for touchdown passes (19); consecutive games throwing a TD (12); total offense (2,894 yards); rush-pass plays (529); and rushing yards by a quarterback (505)…Threw 189 passes without an interception, an NU record…Had the third most single-season passing yards in NU history with 2,389…Had the fifth best single-season pass efficiency mark (125.45)…Seventh on NU career passing touchdown list with 22…Connected on 206 of 363 throws (56.7%) and carried 166 times.
1999 SEASONSaw action in seven games once becoming eligible, staring the final six (missed the first five games while awaiting clearance from the NCAA…Completed 70 of 153 passes (45.8%) for 741 yards and three touchdowns…Second on the team in rushing with 209 yards and two touchdowns on 92 carries (2.3 avg)…Bothered most of the year by a mild left shoulder AC joint separation.
1998 SEASONSat out the year under NCAA transfer rules.
1997 SEASONAttended Notre Dame…Did not see action as a freshman…Member of the Dean's List.
AGILITY TESTS4.97 in the 40-yard dash…31 ½-inch vertical jump…320-pound bench press…425-pound squat…285-pound power clean…31-inch arm length…9 ¼-inch hands…Right-handed…Wears contacts…35 Wonderlic score.HIGH SCHOOLRanked as the 97th best prospect nationally by the Chicago Sun Times at Carl Sandburg (Orland Park, Ill.) High…Detroit Free-Press Best of the Midwest team…Special mention All-State by Sun Times and Chicago Tribune…Started every game his last three seasons, played the final six as a senior with a separated left shoulder and final two with separated right shoulder…Threw for 948 yards and nine touchdowns and ran for 643 yards and six touchdowns his senior season in '96…Threw for 1,410 yards and 14 scores in '95…Threw for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns in '94…Two-time All-League pick…Two-time captain…Academic All-State pick.PERSONALEconomics major…Son of Jeanie and Al Kustok…Father played football at Illinois, competing as an offensive tackle (1972-73)…Born Zak Adam Kustok on 2/24/79…Resides in Orland Park, Ill.STATS
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