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Max Brosmer’s eyes lit up and a smile crossed his face when asked for his reaction upon discovering that Aireontae Ersery would be his left tackle if the former New Hampshire quarterback joined the Gophers.
“I was looking at that when I researched Minnesota,” Brosmer said Tuesday, stressing the importance of “having a blind-side tackle who’s really, really talented to help quarterbacks stay comfortable.”
Ersery, all 6-6 and 330 pounds of him, fits that description to a tee. Entering his fifth season with the Gophers, the Kansas City, Mo., native no longer is operating under the radar. He earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press last year and has received preseason All-America mention from several publications. He also checks in at No. 25 on college football writer Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” list, a compilation of 101 players who stand out because of their athletic feats.
In Ersery’s case, Feldman points to the Gopher’s 640-pound squat, 412-pound bench press, his 1.52-second 10-yard split and his 4.61-second pro shuttle – a combination of strength, speed and agility that will be attractive to NFL teams, possibly in the first round, should he forgo his final season of eligibility in 2025 and enter the draft.
Ersery appreciates the accolades, but his focus is on training camp and a season that’s three weeks away from the Aug. 29 opener against North Carolina at Huntington Bank Stadium.
“It’s pretty cool stuff,” he said. “But at the end of the day, I’m a competitor, I’m a winner. I want to go out there and win. Whatever I need to do to contribute to our success, I’m going to go out and do.”
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Go Gophers!!
Max Brosmer’s eyes lit up and a smile crossed his face when asked for his reaction upon discovering that Aireontae Ersery would be his left tackle if the former New Hampshire quarterback joined the Gophers.
“I was looking at that when I researched Minnesota,” Brosmer said Tuesday, stressing the importance of “having a blind-side tackle who’s really, really talented to help quarterbacks stay comfortable.”
Ersery, all 6-6 and 330 pounds of him, fits that description to a tee. Entering his fifth season with the Gophers, the Kansas City, Mo., native no longer is operating under the radar. He earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press last year and has received preseason All-America mention from several publications. He also checks in at No. 25 on college football writer Bruce Feldman’s “Freaks” list, a compilation of 101 players who stand out because of their athletic feats.
In Ersery’s case, Feldman points to the Gopher’s 640-pound squat, 412-pound bench press, his 1.52-second 10-yard split and his 4.61-second pro shuttle – a combination of strength, speed and agility that will be attractive to NFL teams, possibly in the first round, should he forgo his final season of eligibility in 2025 and enter the draft.
Ersery appreciates the accolades, but his focus is on training camp and a season that’s three weeks away from the Aug. 29 opener against North Carolina at Huntington Bank Stadium.
“It’s pretty cool stuff,” he said. “But at the end of the day, I’m a competitor, I’m a winner. I want to go out there and win. Whatever I need to do to contribute to our success, I’m going to go out and do.”
Gophers’ Aireontae Ersery makes huge jump, now viewed as one of nation’s top left tackles
In Aireontae Ersery, the Gophers have a left tackle with so much size, strength and agility, he’s mentioned among college football’s biggest “freaks.”
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
