Aireontae Lamont Ersery is an American football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
| Minnesota Golden Gophers – No. 69 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Ruskin (Kansas City) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early life and high school
editErsery attended high school at Ruskin located in Kansas City, Missouri. Coming out of high school, Ersery was rated as a three star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.[1][2]
College career
editIn Ersery's first two collegiate football seasons in 2020 and 2021, he combined to play in two games, while making one start for Minnesota.[3][4] In the 2022 season, Ersery started in all 13 games for the Gophers, earning honorable mention all Big-10.[5][6] During the 2023 season, Ersery played in and started all 13 games at left tackle for the Gophers, where for his performance he was named second team all Big-10.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Engle, Todd (August 22, 2019). "A late-comer to football, no one's missing Ruskin High's future Golden Gopher anymore". Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Ruane, Blake (June 16, 2019). "Minnesota Football Recruiting: Missouri OL Aireontae Ersery commits to the Gophers". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Libert, Tony (June 11, 2024). "Gophers' Aireontae Ersery, Dragan Kesich named preseason All-American". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Aireontae Ersery". Minnesota University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Randy. "Aireontae Ersery brings big personality, big talent to Gophers offensive line". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Randy. "Gophers tackle Aireontae Ersery announces he's returning for 2024 season". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Greder, Andy (December 25, 2023). "Gophers lineman Aireontae Ersery, a role model, with wit". Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Nelson, Joe (December 5, 2023). "Starting left tackle Aireontae Ersery returning to Gophers in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 14, 2024.