HAMBURG, N.Y. – Clifford Zeigler, Hilbert Football senior defensive lineman, was invited to and participated at both the University at Buffalo pro day on 3/31 and the Buffalo Bills Local Day on 4/10.

Zeigler competed with 20 other athletes at the UB pro day and 40 others at the Bills Local Day as the only Division III student-athlete receiving an invite to either.

In front of 21 NFL teams and 2 CFL teams Zeigler participated in testing that included measurements, bench press, vertical jump, broad jump, 40-yard dash, shuttles, three-cone drill and position-specific workouts.
Zeigler posted an impressive 32 bench-press reps at 225, 9'1" broad jump, 1.69s 10-yard dash, and 8.19s three-cone.

The 2025 Third Team All-Liberty League honoree finished his senior season with the Hawks this fall leading the team with 11 tackles for a loss and a pair of sacks. He wraps up his career with 126 total tackles, 36 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, and three forced fumbles. Zeigler also added a pair of rushing scores as well as a pair of two-point conversion rushes offensively.