He played college football at Boise State and was named Offensive Player of the Game in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.
He attended Hermiston High School and was an accomplished three-sport athlete, competing in football, baseball, and basketball.
In addition to being on the honor roll, Zabransky showed his prowess on the gridiron by passing for 1,600 yards and 15 touchdowns as team captain.
He was named honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated, second-team All-WAC, and was voted the team's Most Valuable Player.
After falling behind 24–0 at the half, Boise State rallied, reducing Boston College's lead to 27–21 late in the 4th quarter.
Hopes of a comeback were crushed, however, when Zabransky threw an interception in the Boston College endzone with 37 seconds remaining in the game.
Zabransky led his team to a perfect 12–0 regular season record, capturing BSU's fifth consecutive WAC championship.
In overtime, Zabransky executed a Statue of Liberty on the game-winning two-point conversion on a handoff to Ian Johnson, who took it in for two points and the win.
[2] He won the third quarterback spot (behind Ricky Ray and Jason Maas) on the Eskimos roster for the '09 season, beating out NFL QB Lester Ricard.
He was in for the first play of the game on Sept 20 in Saskatchewan and pitched the ball to Calvin McCarty for a five-yard gain.
On October 23, 2010, in his first full-game start for the Eskimos, Zabransky completed 16 of 23 passes for 188 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions to lead Edmonton to a 39–24 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
On February 28, 2007, it was announced that Zabransky would grace the cover of EA's video game NCAA Football 08.