John Emerson
  • Defensive Line
  • 6'1"
  • 250 lbs.
  • Senior
  • Okemos, Mich. (Okemos)

Will miss the 2009 season with an injury ... Two-time UAA All-Academic ... Three-year starter ... Twin brother of teammate Mike Emerson.

In 2008: All-UAA honorable mention ... D3football.com National Team of the Week selection after collecting two forced fumbles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup in Chicago’s 17-14 win over Washington-St. Louis for the Founders Cup … UAA All-Academic Recognition Award recipient ... Led the team with two forced fumbles and shared the team lead with two recoveries ... Ranked second on the team with 6.0 tackles-for-loss ... Led interior linemen with 52 tackles ... Made a career-high nine stops against Carnegie Mellon.

In 2007: UAA All-Academic Recognition honoree … Emerged as a starting defensive tackle during the second half of the season … Credited with 4.5 tackles-for-loss and 1.5 sacks among his 31 total tackles … Collected TFLs and a sack against Eureka … Had a half sack and a pair of pass breakups against Washington-St. Louis.

In 2006: Started the season’s final three games … Ranked second on the club with 9.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks … Collected 4.5 sacks in the team’s final two games and 8.5 tackles-for-loss in the last three outings … Had 3.5 sacks in the season finale against Eureka.



 
 
 
 
 


   
 
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