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2021 Football Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Kevin Beattie
Eric Cohen
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Mick Neal
Perry Laskaris '07

2 Vinnie McDonald

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Elmont, NY

Biography

2021: Captain ... Started all 11 games played ... Second on team with 46 receptions and 659 yards ... Team-high nine touchdown catches ... Long of 44 yards ... At least one touchdown catch in eight games ... Rushed three times and completed lone pass for 19-yard touchdown ... Seven catches for 139 yards and one touchdown vs. Montclair State ... Five catches for 37 yards and 15-yard touchdown vs. Rochester ... Threw 19-yard touchdown pass vs. Yellowjackets ... Four receptions for 94 yards and game-winning 17-yard touchdown catch in double overtime at St. Lawrence ... Seven receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns in NCAA Playoffs at Endicott ... Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... AFCA Good Works Team nominee ... Team's Offensive Player of the Year ... Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar ... NFF Hampshire Honor Society ...

2020: Captain ... Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... AFCA Good Works Team nominee ... 

2019: Played all 11 games ... Caught 39 passes for 444 yards ... Team-high six touchdowns ... Long of 41 yards ... Rushed once for six yards ... Completed 2 of 3 passes for 108 yards ... Long of 76 yards ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ...

2018: Team's Black Watch ... Played 10 games ... Caught six passes for 132 yards ... Long of 64 yards (St. Lawrence) ... 

2017: Played six games ... Caught two passes for 31 yards ... Season-high 19-yard reception against Rochester ...

High School: Five years of football (WR, QB) ... Captain ... National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete ... Five years of baseball (1B, 3B) ... Captain for two years ... Most Improved Player in 2017 ... One year of basketball ... Team won County Championship as senior ... Scholar Athlete of the Year ... NYS Attorney Triple "C" Award ... Senior of the Year ... VITA Program ... Key Club.

Personal: Industrial and Management Engineering undergraduate degree ... Business Analytics and Supply Chain Management graduate major ... Dean's Honor List ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... Goldman Sachs intern ... NYSERDA intern ... Aramark/Albany Medical Center intern ... National Society of Black Engineers ... Student Athletic Advisory Committee Co-President ... Student Athletic Advisory Committee representative ... Alpha Phi Alpha Secretary and member ... Residential Assistant ... Mass Food Distribution volunteer ... Volunteers to read to elementary school kids ... JC Club volunteer ... Son of Arlyn Brown. 

On attending Rensselaer: "Because of the great opportunities that it offers." - August 2018

"The ability to acquire a degree from a highly ranked institution and play football at the same time." - August 2021

Benefits of undergraduate community: "It will have you prepared for your career after RPI." - August 2018

"The ability to have employees within Fortune 500 companies give you respect and high regards due to your attendance at this institution." - August 2021

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2017Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 185 lbs
    82
  • 2

    2018Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 200 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 220 lbs
    2
  • 2
    C

    2020Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 220 lbs
    2
    C
  • 2
    C

    2021Graduate Student

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 215 lbs
    2
    C