Cincinnati Bearcats · OL RoomOL
#61 Nathan Zappitelli
Class FRStatus True freshmanHt / Wt 6'3" · 280 lbHometown Mentor, OH · Lake Catholic
Depth-chart placement
Nathan Zappitelli is on the Cincinnati Bearcats roster but is not placed on the maintained two-deep. Role and placement populate automatically once he appears on the published chart.
Background & career
Nathan Zappitelli is a true freshman offensive lineman for Cincinnati from Mentor, Ohio, where he attended Lake Catholic High School. A consensus three-star recruit ranked 1615 nationally, Zappitelli started four years on the offensive line in high school. He earned Division IV First Team All-State honors as a junior in 2024 and received First-Team All-Conference recognition in both his junior and senior seasons. In 2025, he was named Division IV Ohio Offensive Player of the Year. Zappitelli selected Cincinnati over Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, and West Virginia.
Cincinnati2026 — presentRecruiting3-star · No. 1654 nationalOriginMentor, OH · Lake Catholic