Rated by The Sports Network as the #5 returning punter in the nation.

2006 ... had a monster season, earning Second team All-Big Sky honors ... averaged 43.6 yards per kick, and also hit on 6-of-8 field goals, including a 50-yarder ... had at least one 50-yard punt in eight of his 11 games ... had his best game of the season against Sacramento State, averaging 56.0 yards per kick on six punts, including a Holt Arena record 82-yard boot ... had four 50-yard punts in that game, and had three pins inside the 20 as well ... averaged 50.0 yards per kick on just two punts at Northern Colorado ... averaged 46.8 on four punts in the finale against Weber State ... averaged 43.0 yards per punt on nine punts at Montana, including a 58-yarder ... also was the placekicker for the first half of the season, going 6-for-8 on field goals ... hit a career -long 50 yarder against Fort Lewis ... banged in his first career field goal from 41-yards out against UNLV in the opener ... hit a pair of field goals at Portland State ... averaged 59.3 yards on 54 kickoffs, with 20 touchbacks ... was 18-for-20 on extra points.

2005 ... Zeidman served as ISU's punter for all 11 games, averaging 40.2 yards per kick, ranking 21st nationally ... Zeidman punted 58 times with a long of 58 yards ... he forced 13 fair catches, and pinned 13 punts inside the 20, with just five touchbacks ... averaged 33.6 per punt net ... 34 of his 58 punts traveled 40 yards or more ... averaged 37.2 over five punts in the opener against Southern Utah ... averaged 32.7 with one punt inside the 20 against Kentucky ... punted four times against Montana-Western , forcing three fair catches and pinning two inside the 20, averaging 38.2 per kick ... banged a 55-yarder in that game, starting a streak of four straight games with a 50-yard punt, and six of seven as well ... averaged 46.4 on five punts against Eastern Washington, including a 54-yarder ... punted just twice against Montana State, but averaged 52.5, including a season-long 58-yarder into a serious wind ... averaged 41.2 with a couple of fair catches against Montana ... had a punt blocked for the only time during the season in that game ... punted a season-high nine times at Sacramento State, averaging 36.8, and pinning the Hornets inside the 10 three times ... averaged 44.0 on five punts at Weber State, including a 53-yarder ... punted five times for 38.6 at Portland State, including a 54-yard boot ... averaged 41.8 and 39.8 in his final two contests against Northern Arizona and Cal Poly ... had only kickoff of the year against Montana on a free kick.

JC ... Spent one year at Grossmont Junior College, averaging nearly 37.6 yards per kick with a long of 62 over just 29 punts ... also served as a placekicker at Grossmont, going 6-for-11 on field goals, including 2-of-3 from beyond 40, and he was 43-of-45 on extra points ... was named All-Foothills Conference as both a punter and a kicker in 2004.

HS ... Lettered in football for two years at Steele Canyon High School ... earned All-Grossmont South Conference honors as a senior ... Played for the All-South team in the Alex Spanos North-South All-Star Game ... kicked field goals of 42, 42, and 49 yards in one half last season.

Personal ... his parents are Dan Zeidman and Mary Melquist ... majoring in physical education ... his birthday is June 2, 1986 ... his sister Lorrene is a military police officer with the U.S. Army, currently stationed in Kosovo.

Zeidman's Career Punting Stats
Year	No	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	FC	I20	Blk
2005	58	2329	40.2	58	5	13	13	1
2006	53	2310	43.6	82	7	16	12	1
Total	111	4639	41.8	82	12	29	25	2
Zeidman's Career Kicking Stats
Year	FG-A	LG	-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	XP-A	Pts 
2005	0-0	---	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
2006	6-8	50	0-0	2-2	1-3	2-2	1-1	18-20	36
Total	6-8	50	0-0	2-2	1-3	2-2	1-1	18-20	36

Career Highs: Punts - 9, twice last at Montana, 10-28-06; Avg. - 56.0 vs. Sacramento State, 11-4-06; Long - 82 vs. Sacramento State, 11-4-06; FGs - 2, twice last at Portland State, 10-14-06; Long - 50 vs. Fort Lewis, 9-9-06