Zaire Angoy
DL · Senior
6'3" · 300 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #55: Nick Oliveira (OL)
Background
- Hometown
- Irvington, N.J.
- High school
- Irvington
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2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 10 tackles with one for loss ... had three games with multiple tackles ... made a stop at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... posted a tackle in win over Maryland (11/8) ... contributed two stops at Illinois (11/1) ... added a pair of tackles at Washington (10/10) ... in on a tackle-for-loss versus Norfolk State (9/13) ... made first collegiate start versus Ohio (8/28) ... earned the Douglas A. Smith Second Effort Award (4/26) as the most improved defensive player during spring practice.
2024tap to read
Played in all 13 games ... totaled 14 tackles ... had three games with multiple stops ... saw action in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... in on three stops at USC (10/25) ... posted a season-high five tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... added a stop in win over Washington (9/27) ... collected two tackles at Virginia Tech (9/21).
2023tap to read
Played in nine games ... totaled nine tackles ... contributed a season-high three tackles in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... collected two stops versus Maryland (11/25) ... posted a tackle at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) and at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... added a stop against Wagner (9/30) ... contributed a tackle at No. 2 Michigan (9/23).
2022tap to read
Played in three games ... totaled two tackles ... saw action versus No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... posted a stop at No. 3 Ohio State (10/1) ... recorded a tackle in collegiate debut against Wagner (9/10).
2021tap to read
Did not see game action. Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Ashley "Smoke" Pierre at Irvington ... played defensive tackle for the Blue Knights ... helped Irvington to a 7-2 record in 2020 ... finished senior year with 43 tackles and four sacks ... also added a rushing touchdown against Clifton in the 2020 season finale ... First Team All-Super Football Conference Liberty Red Division by The Star-Ledger ... a consensus three-star recruit and top-30 player in New Jersey by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... also played basketball and wrestled in high school. Major: Labor and Employment Relations / Graduate School of Education
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2025 Douglas A. Smith Second Effort Award:
2025 (Senior): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive tackle ... totaled 10 tackles with one for loss ... had three games with multiple tackles ... made a stop at No. 1 Ohio State (11/22) ... posted a tackle in win over Maryland (11/8) ... contributed two stops at Illinois (11/1) ... added a pair of tackles at Washington (10/10) ... in on a tackle-for-loss versus Norfolk State (9/13) ... made first collegiate start versus Ohio (8/28) ... earned the Douglas A. Smith Second Effort Award (4/26) as the most improved defensive player during spring practice.
2024 (Senior): Played in all 13 games ... totaled 14 tackles ... had three games with multiple stops ... saw action in the Rate Bowl versus Kansas State (12/26) ... in on three stops at USC (10/25) ... posted a season-high five tackles versus UCLA (10/19) ... added a stop in win over Washington (9/27) ... collected two tackles at Virginia Tech (9/21).
2023 (Junior): Played in nine games ... totaled nine tackles ... contributed a season-high three tackles in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl win over Miami (12/28) ... collected two stops versus Maryland (11/25) ... posted a tackle at No. 12 Penn State (11/18) and at No. 22 Iowa (11/11) ... added a stop against Wagner (9/30) ... contributed a tackle at No. 2 Michigan (9/23).
2022 (Sophomore): Played in three games ... totaled two tackles ... saw action versus No. 11 Penn State (11/19) ... posted a stop at No. 3 Ohio State (10/1) ... recorded a tackle in collegiate debut against Wagner (9/10).
2021 (Freshman): Did not see game action.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Ashley "Smoke" Pierre at Irvington ... played defensive tackle for the Blue Knights ... helped Irvington to a 7-2 record in 2020 ... finished senior year with 43 tackles and four sacks ... also added a rushing touchdown against Clifton in the 2020 season finale ... First Team All-Super Football Conference Liberty Red Division by The Star-Ledger ... a consensus three-star recruit and top-30 player in New Jersey by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... also played basketball and wrestled in high school.
Major: Labor and Employment Relations / Graduate School of Education