Aireontae Lamont Ersery is an American football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Aireontae Ersery
Minnesota Golden Gophers
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight325 lb (147 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolRuskin (Kansas City, Missouri)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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Ersery 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ Engle, Todd. "A late-comer to football, no one's missing Ruskin High's future Golden Gopher anymore". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ruane, Blake. "Minnesota Football Recruiting: Missouri OL Aireontae Ersery commits to the Gophers". The Daily Gopher. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ Libert, Tony. "Gophers' Aireontae Ersery, Dragan Kesich named preseason All-American". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Aireontae Ersery". Minnesota University Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  5. ^ Johnson, Randy. "Aireontae Ersery brings big personality, big talent to Gophers offensive line". Star Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ Johnson, Randy. "Gophers tackle Aireontae Ersery announces he's returning for 2024 season". Star Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  7. ^ Greder, Andy. "Gophers lineman Aireontae Ersery, a role model, with wit". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ Nelson, Joe. "Starting left tackle Aireontae Ersery returning to Gophers in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
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