| Minnesota Golden Gophers–No. 69 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Ruskin (Kansas City) |
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Aireontae Lamont Ersery is an American football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Ersery attended Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. [1] [2]
In Ersery's first two collegiate football seasons in 2020 and 2021, he played in two games, while making one start for Minnesota. [3] In 2022, he started all 13 games for the Gophers, earning honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference recognition. [4] [5] In 2023, Ersery started all 13 games at left tackle[ citation needed ] for the Gophers and earned second-team all-Big 10 honors. [6] [7]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represents the University of Minnesota in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level. Founded in 1882, Minnesota has been a member of the Big Ten Conference since its inception in 1896 as the Western Conference. The Golden Gophers claim seven national championships, including four from the major wire-service: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll.
The 1983 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Joe Salem, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–10 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 518 to 181.
The 1959 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Murray Warmath, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 159 to 98.
Ruskin High School is located in the southern part of Kansas City, Missouri, United States and is within the Hickman Mills C-1 School District. Ruskin High School's sports teams are called the Golden Eagles.
Tyler Johnson is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He also briefly played for the Houston Texans.
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