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2018 Football Roster

Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Perry Laskaris '07
Mick Neal
Tom Killips
Tom Killips
Mick Neal
Mick Neal

14 Keaton Ackermann

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Erieville, NY

Biography

2018: Team's Black Watch ... Started all 12 games ... Led team with 613 receiving yards on team-best 40 receptions with long of 56 yards ... Averaged 15.3 yards per catch ... Team-best six touchdowns ... Ran for 23-yard touchdown (Johns Hopkins) ... Threw one pass for 46-yard completion ... Second on team in scoring (42 points) ... Multiple receptions in eight games, including eight at Utica (69 yards) and seven at Johns Hopkins (129 yards) ... Two games of 100-or-more receiving yards, including 150 (6 receptions) against Husson ... One touchdown catch in six games ... Played in Senior All-Star Game ... Team's Offensive Player of the Week twice (Husson & Johns Hopkins) ... 

2017: Played nine games ... Led team with 395 receiving yards on team-best 28 receptions with long of 40 yards ... Averaged 14.11 yards per catch ... Team-best seven touchdowns for 42 points ... At least one touchdown catch in six games ... All-Liberty League Second Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Team's Offensive Player of the Year ...

2016: Played 10 games ... Led team with 282 receiving yards on team-best 17 receptions with long of 60 yards ... One touchdown ... One unassisted tackle ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ... 

2015: Played one game (Norwich) ...

High School: Two years of varsity football ... Captain as senior ... All-League safety ... All-State Honorable Mention ... Team won 2012 and 2013 Section III Championships ... Two years of varsity basketball ... Captain as senior ... Two years of varsity lacrosse ... 2013 State Champions ... 2014 State Tournament runner-ups ...

Personal: Aeronautical Engineering major ... Management minor ... Working toward MBA with concentration in Finance ... Dean's List ... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ... Plays on Rensselaer's lacrosse team (defense) ... All-Liberty League and All-America ... Olympia (Rensselaer Athletics Honor Society) ... Son of Jodi and Steve Ackermann ... Aunt played soccer at Yale ... Cousins played lacrosse and soccer at Fredonia.

On attending Rensselaer: "The ability to play both football and lacrosse with great academics." - August 2018

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Infinite opportunities that students can take advantage of." - August 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 82

    2015Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 180 lbs
    82
  • 14

    2016Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 205 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2017Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 200 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'3" 195 lbs
    14