Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics

2019: Played and started in all 15 games for the Mavericks at wide receiver…Led the MSU receiving corps with 81 catches for 1,676 yards and 18 touchdowns all of which set MSU single-season records…Scored 114 points which are the sixth-most in a season in team history…Named to the All-NSIC First Team and the NSIC All-Academic Team…Recorded more than 100 receiving yards in nine games, including a season-best 220 yards and three touchdown catches against Minnesota Duluth…Caught at least two touchdown passes in six games…Received CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team honors…Also claimed Don Hansen and AP All-American First Team honors…Also garnered AFCA, D2CCA and D2Football.com All-American Second Team honors…Finished his career at Minnesota State as its all-time leader in catches (227), receiving yards (4,297) and touchdown catches (54)…Recorded 330 career points, the third-most in MSU history…Ranks second all-time at Minnesota State in touchdowns scored with 55...Named to D2Football.com All-Decade Second Team.

2018: Played and started in all 14 games for the Mavericks…Led the MSU receiving corps with 66 catches for 1,261 yards and 14 touchdowns…Averaged 90.1 receiving yards a game…Tallied more than 100 receiving yards in five games, including a season-high 178 yards against Ferris State in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament…Caught at least one touchdown pass in 12 games, including a season-best three touchdowns against Minot State…Named to the NSIC All-Academic Team and the CoSIDA Academic All-American Team…Named to the All-NSIC First Team and the AFCA All-American Second Team…Garnered D2CCA All-Super Region First Team and Don Hansen All-Super Region Third Team honors…Set an MSU single-season record with 1,261 receiving yards.

2017: Started in all 14 games at wide receiver…Led the Maverick receiving corps with 51 catches for 861 yards and 15 touchdowns…His 15 touchdown catches tied the MSU single-season record…Was named the NSIC offensive Player of the Week twice and was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Year…Was also named to the NSIC All-Academic Team and the All-NSIC First Team…Tallied more than 100 receiving yards in three games, including a career-high 204 receiving yards and three touchdowns against Minnesota Duluth…His 204 receiving yards against UMD were the third-most in a game in team history…Also tallied 147 receiving yards and three touchdown catches against Augustana…Received D2CCA All-Super Region First Team honors and Don Hansen All-Super Region Second Team accolades…Received an All-American Honorable Mention from D2Football.com.

2016: Played in all 11 games for the Mavericks…Finished second on the team in receiving yards with 499…Finished fourth on the team in catches with 29…Ranked third on the team in touchdown catches with seven…Recorded more than 50 receiving yards in six games, including a season-high 88 yards against MSU Moorhead…Caught two touchdown passes against Concordia-St. Paul.

2015: Redshirted.

High School: A three-year letter winner out of New London-Spice High School, Zylstra started two seasons as a wide receiver and the team’s kick and punt returner…Helped team to a pair of second-place finishes in conference during his sophomore and junior seasons, to go along with a first-place finish during his senior season… Helped team to three section championships…Earned two all-conference, two all-area honors during his career, to go along with a second team all-state honor…Set a school record for 94 career catches…Finished career with 1,531 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns…Returned two kick and punt returns as a senior, to go along with 12 touchdown carries and four touchdown catches…Claimed all-state honors as a member of the track and field team in the long jump and high jump events.

Personal: Son of Vonn and Marcia Zylstra…Born November 16, 1996…Intends to major in exercise science.