ZeVeyon Furcron

Position:
Guard
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
327
Hometown:
Crest Hill, Ill.
High School:
Joliet Catholic
Major:
Graduate student in Kinesiology

2021 (SENIOR)

Started 46-straight games at left guard his final four seasons, and 54 of a possible 58 games during his five-year career
Won the Doris Robinson Award, which goes to the nation's top student-athlete and role model in the community
After the season, a new team award was created in his honor, the ZeVeyon Furcron "Be A Man" award, to begin in 2022
Second-Team All-American (AP)
First-Team All-MVFC and First-Team MVFC All-Academic Team
Team captain, who started all 13 games at left guard
Helped block for a Saluki offense that ranked No. 13 in the nation in first downs (276), No. 25 in total offense (415.3), No. 25 in passing offense (255.0), No. 31 in scoring (30.9) and No. 38 in rushing offense (160.3)

2020 (COVID YEAR)

Team captain and started all 10 games at left guard
First-Team All-MVFC and First-Team MVFC All-Academic Team
A two-time MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week after the games vs. Northern Iowa and SE Louisiana
Posted a 4.00 GPA as a student in SIU's Master of Science in Education program
Named to the FCS ADA Academic All-Star team and one of nine finalists for the organization's postgraduate scholarship
Played 644 snaps and graded out at 90 percent with 24 bonus blocks and only one sack surrendered
Helped block for an offense that led the conference in Total Offense, Passing %, First Downs and 3rd Down %

2019 (JUNIOR)

2nd-Team All-MVFC
Started all 12 games at left guard
Helped block for a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (D.J. Davis and Javon Williams Jr.)
SIU ranked No. 12 in the nation in rushing (233.4) and No. 32 in total offense (418.6)

2018 (SOPHOMORE)

Started all 11 games at left guard
Helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher D.J. Davis
Saluki offense averaged 30.1 points and allowed only 1.9 sacks per game

2017 (FRESHMAN)

Played in all 11 games and started 8 at defensive tackle
Registered eight tackles and one QB hurry.

2016 (REDSHIRT)

Redshirted
Named Team’s Defensive Scout of the Year
Named to the MVFC Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honoree ... All-State special mention honoree by the Chicago Tribune in 2015.

PERSONAL

Born April 27, 1998 ... Son of Melody Murriel and Channing Furcron ... Has three siblings: Channing, Malcom and Chanion. A fourth, Zyane, was killed in a car accident in September 2020 ... Graduated Spring 2020 ... Pursuing a masters degree in kinesiology.