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2020 Player Profile: Jay Zheng – Lower Merion @jayzheng03 @LowerMerionFB @MarkKahlil96

Tagged under: District 1, News, Player Previews

| July 1, 2020


 

Jay Zheng
Year: 2022
Lower Merion High School
RB/WR/LB
Jersey #: 24
Ht: 5’8 Wt: 180
Other Sports: Track, Basketball
Any awards you’ve won: 2019 Offensive MVP
Twitter: @jayzheng03


 

Why do you play football?
JAY: I play football for the love of the game. I’ve played the sport for a while and it has taught me many important things that helped me become a better man.

Who is your favorite sports star and why?
JAY: My favorite sports star would probably be Marshawn Lynch because he was the first football player I knew.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
JAY: My favorite play was probably the time when I got an interception and returned it to the house when I was in middle school. I juked the whole opposing team and ran the ball for around 70 yards. It’s the most memorable because it was my first time playing safety that game.

What game, yours, college, or pro, was your favorite game, and why?
JAY: My favorite game was when the Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018. It’s my favorite game because they beat the Patriots and because it’s their first Super Bowl.

What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
JAY: Eagles

What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
JAY: I would probably choose The Longest Yard because it’s funny and it never gets old.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like?
JAY: My mentor is my dad, but I don’t want to be like anyone, I want to be my own man.

Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
JAY: Probably my little sister because she loves to go to my games and support me and cheer me on even though she doesn’t really understand the game.

When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go-to activity, and why?
JAY: It would probably be skiing because it’s very fun and exciting.

What is your favorite football memory to date?
JAY: My favorite football memory was probably the game where I had 600 yards. It was probably one of my best performance games.

What is your favorite play to run?
JAY: Toss play

What scares you the most?
JAY: Death

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