Missouri’s top returning rusher and scorer ... started seven of 11 games last year ... enters the fall some 20 pounds lighter and in fantastic shape ... coming off of a very good spring ...
2000 SEASON: The Tigers leading rusher with 632 yards on 139 carries ... averaged 4.5 yards per carry ... scored a team-high 7 TDs ... twice rushed for over 100 yards ... carried the ball 28 times for a career-high 169 yards and a touchdown vs. Oklahoma State ... rushed for 110 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns at Baylor ... one of those runs was a career-best 52-yard dash ... caught 10 passes for 65 yards ...
1999 SEASON: Led the Tigers in rushing despite starting just two games ... rushed for 100 yards twice and averaged 69.5 yards per game ... rushed for six touchdowns, tying for the team-lead ... celebrated his 20th birthday with an extraordinary performance against Texas Tech ... carried the ball 45 times (a school record) for 165 yards and three touchdowns ... twice scored from one yard out and scampered for a highlight-film eight yards in which he broke numerous tackles ... helped lead Mizzou to a win over Western Michigan with 139 yards rushing on 17 carries, his first collegiate game over 100 yards ...
1998 SEASON: Carried the ball 17 times for 64 yards during his freshman year ... played in four games backing up All-American Devin West ... carried the ball 12 times for 48 yards in his MU debut against Bowling Green ...
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the Tigers marquee recruits in the 1998 recruiting class ... was Florida’s “Mr. Football” when he rushed for 2,322 yards and 31 touchdowns ... led the state in rushing and scoring (196 points) and set county records in both categories ... rushed for 4,228 yards and 58 TDs in his career ... his Robinson High team went 11-2 and landed in the 4A state playoffs for the first time in 20 years ... averaged nearly 10 yards per carry ... a four-year starter who also played at linebacker and safety on defense ... made 50 tackles and recorded three interceptions as a senior ... also considered Clemson, Auburn, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Houston ... was also an all-conference and all-county basketball player on a team that advanced to Florida’s Final Four ... regional qualifier in track in the 100 and 300 meters and the 4x100m relay ... coached by Bob Hodgens ...
PERSONAL: Son of Jacqueline Gilmore ... father is deceased ... is a cousin of NFL wide receiver Torrance Small ... has four brothers and sisters ... born Oct. 30, 1979 ... majoring in general agriculture ... his first name of African origin, is actually pronounced Zah-een, which means “beautiful and nice” ... middle name is Jabbaar, which means “huge and powerful.”
RUSHING
| YEAR | G-GS | ATT. | YDS. | AVG | TDS. | LG |
| 1998 | 4-0 | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| 1999 | 11-2 | 188 | 764 | 4.1 | 6 | 25 |
| 2000 | 11-7 | 139 | 632 | 4.5 | 7 | 14 |
| TOTAL | 26-9 | 344 | 1461 | 4.2 | 13 | 25 |
