Jess Agbotse - 2016 Football - LIU Post
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#9 Jess Agbotse
Position: Defensive Line
Height: 6-5
Class: Redshirt Junior
Hometown: Hackensack, N.J.
Previous School: Hackensack
2016: All-NE-10 Second Team ... started in all 13 games on the defensive line ... led the team with 44 solo tackles ... made 10 tackles (four solo, six assist) in a 14-12 win at Virginia Union (Sept. 2) ... tallied eight tackles (two solo, six assist) in a 43-20 rout of New Haven (Sept. 10) ... collected six tackles (three solo, three assist) in a 27-24 win over Bentley (Sept. 24) ... recorded seven tackles (two solo, five assist) and two pass break-ups in a 19-18 victory at Assumption (Oct. 1) ... made three solo tackles and added a sack in a 30-23 win at Southern Connecticut State (Oct. 15) ... had seven tackles (three solo, four assist) and a quarterback hurry in a 43-23 victory against Assumption in the NE-10 Championship (Nov. 12) ... earned four tackles (three solo, one assist) versus Shepherd in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 26).
2015: Played in three games, before suffering a season-ending injury ... made eight tackles (two solo, six assist) on the year ... collected six tackles (one solo, five assist) in a 40-31 win against Assumption (Sept. 12).
2014: Appeared in all 12 contests ... collected 26 tackles (12 solo, 14 assists), six tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and 1.5 sacks on the season ... recorded a season-high six tackles in consecutive games against Merrimack (Sept. 20) and Assumption (Sept. 27) ... made four tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss and recorded a sack in 44-36 victory over Pace (Oct. 4) ... blocked a kick in NE-10 Championship Game against American International (Nov. 15) ... amassed four tackles, including one tackle for loss in NCAA Tournament First Round clash with Virginia State (Nov. 22).
2013: Did not see action.
Prior to LIU Post: Selected First-Team All-Conference as a senior at Hackensack ... played basketball, volleyball, ran track and wrestled.
Personal: Was born in Tema, Ghana ... fluent in English and Ga ... lists Vernon Davis and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as his heroes ... enjoys reading and poetry ... aspires to be a fitness professional ... member of the LIU Post Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Student Government Association and Men's Initiative Organization ... majoring in health sciences with a minor in sports management.
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