Monte Vista High

Zach Ertz, class of 2009, was listed as the fourth-best tight end prospect in the Nation by Scout.com.  He was a three-year varsity letter winner who caught 56 passes for 756 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior.  Zach earned First Team All-State selection and was a two-time All-Northern California First Team pick by NorCalPreps.  Locally, he was selected first team All-Metro selection by the San Francisco Chronicle, a two-time Contra Costa Times All-East Bay selection, First team All-East Bay Athletic League choice as a senior.  In 2008, Zach was named Cal-Hi Sports North Coast Section Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Coach Jim Harbaugh recruited Zach to play at Stanford. While there, he was a unanimous All-American First-Team selection leading Stanford pass catchers and all FBS tight ends in receiving yards (898) and total receptions (69).  As a senior, Ertz was named a finalist for the John Mackey Award for the most outstanding tight end in college football.  He earned All-Pac-12 First Team as well as Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention and received the team's Outstanding Senior Award. 

In 2013, Zach graduated from Stanford and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 35th pick in the NFL draft. One of Zach’s most memorable highlights was catching the game winning touchdown in Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots.