Charlie Zok
Charlie Zok
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Oliver West | Prep Redzone Scout
I have and will continue to talk up the Detroit Lakes linebacker room as one of the best in the state for 2023. In addition to Minnesota Gophers commit Mason Carrier, the Laker’s second level of the defense is also manned by Will Martin (6’2, 220) and Charlie Zok (5’11, 210), both of whom showed up and showed out at our recent PRzMN Stock-Up Showcase and left me very impressed with the state of the Detroit Lakes linebacker group. Additionally, Charlie Zok made a huge impression on me when talking about the state’s hardest hitters, owning some physical and explosive 2022 film filled with pop, thump, and any other adjective you can use when talking big hits. Zok made a strong athletic impression during the aforementioned Stock-Up Showcase’s testing portion of the event, posting a 4.69 40, 4.47 short-shuttle, and 8’8″ broad jump, and he also reports a 315 lb. bench press, 500 lb. squat, and 315 lb. power clean that are all results of a ton of hard work and personal dedication from the West Central MN product. As an ILB and occasional FB, Zok posted 78 tackles, 9 TFLs, and 5 sacks, and made some impressive, big boy, chest-to-chest, 1-on-1 tackles that stunned and squashed ball carriers to eradicate rushes right at the LOS. The big hits come in a more grown-man fashion, as he’s very successful at tackling above the waist, which allows him to halt RBs right where they stand and prevent any extra yardage after first contact. He also does a good job of lifting and slamming opponents off their feet (legally of course) and uses their momentum against them when he spins them backward and hard off the grass. Zok gets the most out of all of his hits and leaves lasting impressions against his competition while they watch film as well as during the game itself. Someone is going to get a big-time ‘backer in the rising senior. Zok is fresh off a Winona State visit and has also heard from a boatload of NSIC, DIII, and NAIA schools, as well as NDSU.
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