Zac Chapeau

Position:
Punter/Placekicker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Athens, Ga.
High School:
Athens Academy
Twitter:
@zacarychapeau

Left-footed placekicker and punter.

2025

As a redshirt freshman, saw action in five games as a punter and kickoff specialist … Listed as the backup punter on the depth chart … On year, averaged 40.3 yards per punt (3-121) with one 50-yard punt and had one kickoff for 50 yards … Finished with one kickoff for 50 yards vs. Buffalo (11/12) … Finished with two punts for 71 yards at Michigan (9/13) … Saw first career game action and registered his first career punt, a career-long 50-yarder at Pittsburgh (9/6) … Also saw action at Akron (10/4), and vs. Northwestern (12/26).

2024

As a true freshman, did not see any game action … Redshirted season.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2024 graduate of Athens Academy in Athens, Ga., where he lettered two years for head coach Josh Alexander … Named a Class 2A First Team All-State selection by Recruit Georgia as a senior … Two-time Class 8-2A All-Region selection … Named a preseason All-State selection by Recruit Georgia and Georgia High School Football Daily … Rated a 5-star punter, No. 1 in Georgia, and No. 11 nationally by Kohls Kicking … Scored a total of 46 points, converted 40-42 point after attempts, 2-2 on field goals with a long of 31, in eight games as a senior … Converted a season-long 54-yard field goal, finished with a 75 percent touchback percentage on kickoffs as a junior in 2022 … Competed at the GACA Coaches All-Star Game in December 2022 … Concluded high school career with a 4.0 grade point average … National Honor Society student.

PERSONAL

Born Zacary Chapeau on February 7, 2005 … Son of Michael and Kathryn Chapeau of Athens, Ga. … Has two siblings … Sister attends Florida College in Temple Terrace … Also has a brother David, who was his teammate as a punter at Central Michigan in 2024 … Brother earned an extra year of eligibility and punted at Louisville in 2025 … Mother competed as a track and field athlete at Georgia … Hobbies and interests includes golf ... Favorite sport other than football is golf … Favorite food/home-cooked meal is steak … Intends to major in Real Estate.