CAPTAIN ... Holds school records for punt return yardage for an attempt (85 vs. Merchant Marine on 10/20/07), punt return yardage in a season (317 in 2007) and interceptions in a game (3 at WPI on 10/27/07) … Third in school history in punt return yardage in a career (356) ... Needs 165 yards for second (A. LoGiudice) and 182 to tie record (P. St. John) ...
Statistics: Career / 2009 / 2008 / 2007 / 2006
2009: Played in all nine games … Had one interception … Had four punt returns for 26 yards, averaging a team-leading 6.5 yards per return … Tenth in the Liberty League in punt returns and punt return yards … Had 10 kick returns for a team-leading 203 yards … Averaged 20.3 yards per return … Fourth in the Liberty League in kick return average … Second on the team in tackles with 69 (44 solos), including 2.5 for lost yardage… Eighth in the Liberty League in tackles … Had one sack for a loss of eight yards … Recovered a fumble … Forced a fumble … Liberty League All-Academic … Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week … All-Liberty League First Team ... 2009 CoSIDA ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team ... ECAC Division III Northwest Football All-Star Defensive Team ... National Academic All-America Second Team …
2008: Lindy’s Sports Annual Pre-Season All-America First Team defensive back ... Played seven games ... Third on team with 59 tackles (24 solos), including 1.5 for lost yards (4) ... Had two interceptions (23 return yards) ... Forced a fumble ... Returned six punts for 39 yards with long of 17-yards ... Recorded a season-high 15 tackles (6 solos), including 0.5 for lost yard (3), in 27-17 victory over Rochester (10/4) ... Registered seven tackles (3 solos) in win at St. Lawrence (10/25) ... Had seven tackles (3 solos) and an interception returned for 23 yards in 25-12 win over Union in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game (11/1) ... Returned one punt for 12 yards ... Made nine tackles (5 solos) at Merchant Marine (11/15) ... Recorded 11 tackles, including four unassisted and 0.5 for lost yards (1), with an interceptions in ECAC Championship Game win over Alfred (11/22) ... Returned two punts for 24 yards, including 17-yard long ... Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week twice (10/6, 11/3) ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ...
2007: Started all 10 games … Had 62 tackles, including 31 solos … Second on team with four sacks (35 yards lost) … Made 5.5 tackles for lost yards (37) … Had team-high six interceptions (37 return yards) … Second in Liberty League and 22nd in Division III in interceptions (0.6 per game) ... Broke up three passes and recovered a fumble ... Returned 20 punts for school record 317 yards and two touchdowns … First in league and fourth in nation in punt return average (15.9 yards per) … Returned four kickoffs for 67 yards … Made six solo tackles, including three sacks (26 yards lost), and two interceptions at Susquehanna (9/29) … Recorded four tackles, including one solo, returned four punts for 195 yards and two touchdowns, including a school record 85-yards, against Merchant Marine (10/20) … Made a game-high 15 tackles, including nine solos, and intercepted a school record three passes in Transit Trophy Game win at WPI (10/27) … Recorded five tackles, including two solos, and an interception in Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game win at Union (11/10) … Liberty League Defensive Performer of the Week twice (10/1, 10/29) and Special Teams Performer of the Week once (10/22) ... ECAC Northwest Defensive Player of the Week twice (10/1, 10/29) ... D3Football.com Team of the Week as defensive back twice (10/1, 10/29) and special teams once (10/22) ... All-Liberty League Second Team as defensive back and Second Team as return specialist ... D3Football.com All-Region Second Team as return specialist and Third Team as defensive back ... AFCA National All-America defensive back ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Team’s co-Special Teams Player of the Year (N. Lalumia) ...
2006: Played in nine games, including four as starter … Had 34 tackles, including 18 unassisted and one for lost yards (4) … Had one interception with 40-yard return … Recovered one fumble and broke up four passes … Had one kickoff return for 13 yards … Recorded five tackles, including three unassisted, in win over Becker (9/30) ... Made seven tackles, including three solos, recovered a fumble and broke up two passes in win over WPI — his first collegiate start (10/28) ... Liberty League Rookie of the Week following performance against Engineers (10/30) … Made season-high nine tackles, including season-best six unassisted and one for loss (4 yards), and a pass breakup at Rochester (11/4) ... Team’s Rookie of the Year ...
High School: Played football and ran track … Captained football for two seasons … 4A Associated Press All-State as wide receiver and defensive back … Played in East vs. West All-State Game … Snohomish County Hall of Fame … Team played in State Quarterfinals once … Team was Wesco North League Co-Champions once … Valedictorian ...
Personal: Management major … Dean’s List ... Son of Bev and Tim Acker ... Father ran cross country in college ... Last name is pronounced ACHE-er.
