Background
Ziemba was born in Albany, Georgia.
Ziemba was born in Albany, Georgia.
He attended Rogers High School in Rogers, Arkansas, where he played for the Rogers Mounties high school football team
He played college football for Auburn University, and earned consensus All-American honors. The Carolina Panthers drafted in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He registered 31 pancake blocks, 43 knockdown blocks and was in on 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks playing defense in goal line situations as a senior.
He received high school All-American honors from Parade magazine and United States of America Today.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ziemba was listed as the Number. 4 offensive tackle prospect in the nation.
Ziemba attended Auburn University, and played for the Auburn Tigers football team from 2007 to 2010. He started every game during his four years at Auburn.
As a true freshman in 2007, Ziemba received Freshman All-American honors by College Football News, The Sporting News, and Rivals.com.
The 2010 Iron Bowl against Alabama marked Ziemba"s 50th start, breaking the previous school record for most starts. By starting in the British Computer Society championship, Ziemba extended his record to 52 starts. As a senior, Ziemba was named to the 2010 AFCA Coaches’ All-America team
Carolina Panthers
Ziemba was selected by the Carolina Panthers with the 244th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.
He was waived/injured on August 10, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 12.