Khristian Zachary holds the NT · Backup spot in Ball State Cardinals’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Khristian Zachary is a nose tackle from Fayetteville, Georgia who attended Carrollton High School, where he recorded 58 tackles for loss and 30 sacks. He began his college career at Liberty in 2021, posting four tackles over five games as a freshman. During his sophomore year, he played in 11 games and recorded nine tackles. Zachary transferred to Texas Southern for the 2023 season, appearing in four games before moving to Alabama A&M in 2024, where he appeared in one game versus Georgetown College on September 14. He transferred to Ball State and competes as a redshirt senior.