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#53 Hank Zilinskas

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Colorado (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'3" · 300 lbHometown  Englewood, CO · Cherry Creek

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Backup

Room

Offensive Line

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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OL room context

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Hank Zilinskas holds the C · Backup spot in Rutgers Scarlet Knights’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterMoshood GiwaStarter

LG · StarterDantae ChinStarter

C · StarterTerrence SalamiStarter

RG · StarterKwabena AsamoahStarter

RT · StarterTyler NeedhamStarter

LT · BackupRyder LangsdaleBackup

LG · BackupNick OliveiraBackup

C · BackupHank ZilinskasBackup

RG · BackupIsaiah CookBackup

RT · BackupEverett SmallBackup

Transfer history

2026Colorado→Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Background & career

Hank Zilinskas is a center from Englewood, Colorado, who played at Cherry Creek High School under head coach Dave Logan. At Colorado, he appeared in 11 games as a freshman in 2023 with two starts, allowing one sack across 142 offensive snaps. In 2024, Zilinskas played in 10 games with nine starts, recording 524 snaps and permitting two sacks for the season. He transferred to Rutgers and made his debut at No. 1 Ohio State on November 22, 2025. Zilinskas majors in Finance and is a relative of teammate Gus Zilinskas.

Colorado2023 – 2024

Rutgers2025 — present

Previous schoolColoradoRecruiting3-star · No. 1820 nationalOriginEnglewood, CO · Cherry Creek