{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Zack Fry |team=Saskatchewan Roughriders |image=2025, 67, Zack Fry.jpg |caption=Fry with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025 |status=Active |import=no |position1=Offensive lineman |birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|9|3}} |birth_place=London, Ontario, Canada |number=67 |CIS=Western |high_school= |height_ft=6 |height_in=5 |weight_lbs=288 |CFLDraftedYear=2022 |CFLDraftedRound=2 |CFLDraftedPick=16 |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2022}} |playing_team1=Saskatchewan Roughriders*<!---Non-continuous member as he returned to school in 2022---> |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2023}}–present |playing_team2=Saskatchewan Roughriders |career_highlights= * Grey Cup champion (2025) * Vanier Cup champion (2021) * 2× Second-team All-Canadian (2019, 2021) |CFL=zack-fry/166988/ }} '''Zack Fry''' (born September 3, 2000) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played at right guard in the 2021 Vanier Cup victory for the Western Mustangs and at right tackle in the 2025 Grey Cup victory for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
==University career== Fry played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs from 2018 to 2022 and appeared in 37 games.<ref name=Mustangs>{{cite web|url=https://westernmustangs.ca/sports/football/roster/zack-fry/31573 |title=Zack Fry |publisher=Western Mustangs |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref> He was named a second-team U Sports All-Canadian in 2019 and 2021 and finished the 2021 season as a national champion after the Mustangs defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies in the 56th Vanier Cup game.<ref name=SSKbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.riderville.com/players/zack-fry/166988/ |title=Zack Fry |publisher=Saskatchewan Roughriders |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>
==Professional career== In the final Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings for players eligible for the 2022 CFL draft, Fry was listed as the 14th-best player available.<ref name=AprRank>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/04/19/metchie-leaps-to-top-spot-in-final-scouting-bureau-of-2022/ |title=Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022 |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 19, 2022}}</ref> He was then selected in the second round, 16th overall, in the draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and signed with the team on May 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2022/05/09/saskatchewan-roughriders-sign-six-members-of-2022-cfl-draft-class-including-second-round-pick-ol-zack-fry/ |title=Saskatchewan Roughriders sign six members of 2022 CFL Draft class, including second-round pick OL Zack Fry |publisher=3DownNation |date=May 9, 2021}}</ref> Following training camp, he returned to the Mustangs for his fourth season of U Sports eligibility.<ref name=SSKbio/> He re-signed with the Roughriders after the season ended on November 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/11/29/riders-sign-2022-draft-pick-zack-fry-k-david-solie/ |title=Riders sign 2022 Draft pick Zack Fry, K David Solie |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 29, 2022}}</ref>
Following training camp in 2023, Fry began the season on the team's practice roster.<ref name=SSKbio/> He soon after made his professional debut in week 5, on July 7, 2023, against the Edmonton Elks, as a backup offensive lineman.<ref name=SSKbio/> He played in four regular season games while spending time on the injured list and practice roster that year.<ref name=SSKbio/> In the 2024 season, he again began the year on the practice roster, but was called up to the active roster in week 3.<ref name=SSKbio/> Fry made his first career start, at left guard, on August 8, 2024, against the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref name=SSKbio/> He dressed in 12 regular season games, starting in six, and also started in both playoff games that year.<ref name=SSKbio/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025-CFL-Guide-Final.pdf |title=2025 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 23, 2025}}</ref>
In 2025, Fry made the team's opening day roster and started at left guard against the Redblacks.<ref name=SSKbio/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riderville.com/2025/07/08/roughriders-ready-for-fry-day-night-football/ |title=Roughriders ready for Fry-day Night Football |publisher=Saskatchewan Roughriders |date=July 8, 2025}}</ref> Fry started eight games during the season for the Roughriders before missing games due to a knee injury.
Fry played in the 2025 Grey Cup game win at right guard for short yardage plays, and blocked for two touchdown scoring runs by the Saskatchewan Roughriders' quarterback against the Montreal Alouettes in the 25-17 victory. He played most of the fourth quarter of the game at left tackle.
Fry wears the playing jersey number 67, which was the same number worn by former CFL Hall of Fame offensive tackle Clyde Brock when he played for Saskatchewan Roughriders on the famous offensive line from 1964 to 1975.
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==External links== * [https://www.riderville.com/players/zack-fry/166988/ Saskatchewan Roughriders profile]
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