Zach Von Rosenberg

Zach Von Rosenberg (born September 24, 1990) is an American former football punter and baseball pitcher. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was previously a pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.

Early life Von Rosenberg was born and originally grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He initially attended Alfred M. Barbe High School, where he was a starting pitcher on the baseball team as a freshman when the Bucs won the 5A State Championship. Von Rosenberg won three more state championships at Zachary and compiled 42–6 record with a 0.79 ERA over the course of his high school career and was named Louisiana's Mr. Baseball as a junior and as a senior.

Baseball career Von Rosenberg was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He had initially intended to play college baseball at LSU, but ultimately signed with the Pirates after receiving a $1.2 million signing bonus. On March 26, 2015, Von Rosenberg was released by the Pirates organization. Von Rosenberg retired from professional baseball after playing in six minor league seasons and suffering several injuries.

Football career

College career Von Rosenberg joined the LSU Tigers football team as a walk-on and redshirted his true freshman season. He initially was tried out as a quarterback and tight end before LSU's coaches had him practice as a punter. Von Rosenberg became the team's primary punter early in his redshirt freshman season and was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman team after punting 36 times for an average of 43.3 yards. He was named second-team All-SEC the following season after finishing second in the conference with 45.7 yard per punt on 51 attempts. As a redshirt junior, Von Rosenberg punted 47 times with a 42.8 yard average as the Tigers won the 2020 National Championship. As a redshirt senior, he was named second-team All-SEC after averaging 43.9 yards on 59 punts.

Professional career On May 4, 2021, Von Rosenberg signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent following the 2021 NFL draft. He was waived by the Vikings on June 15.