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2012 Football

32 Akeem Cason

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 200
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Benton Harbor, Mich.
  • Position RB

Biography

College: 2011: Paced the Huskies in rushingwith 749 yards on 165 carries … Finished tied for second inscoring with 54 points (nine touchdowns—eight rushing and onereceiving) … Turned in three 100-yard games with116 yards atOhio Dominican (10/1), 117 vs. Ferris State (11/5) and aseason-high 135 at Northern Michigan (11/12) …2010: Earned All-GLIAC Second Team accolades as areturn specialist … Named the Daniel Dopp Memorial Award(Tech Special Teams Player of the Year) winner for the second timein his career … Finished third in the GLIAC in kick returnaverage at 26.7 … Became the first Tech player to return akickoff for a touchdown since 2001 (Jeff Dettwiler) with a run-backat Lake Erie (9/11) … Had another kick return TD vs.Northwood (10/23) on a day in which he had 159 total kick returnyards and five tackles on kick coverage. He was named GLIAC SpecialTeams Player of the Week for his performance … Served as theteam’s backup tailback, racking up 292 yards on 77 carries… Had a season-high 92 yards and two touchdowns on 21carries in a Homecoming win over Ohio Dominican …2009: Received a medical redshirt … Playedin one game, rushing seven times for 26 yards vs. Northern Michigan(9/19) … 2008: Earned the Daniel DoppMemorial Award as the team’s top special teams player… Saw action in nine games, starting one … Carriedthe ball 70 times for 375 yards and two touchdowns on the season… Had a career-high 123 yards on 17 rushes vs. Indianapolis(10/18) … Gained 98 yards on just 11 carries at Grand ValleyState (9/27) … 2007: Redshirted.

High School: Graduated in 2007 from Benton Harbor(Mich.) High School … Coached by Larry Featherstone …Tallied 824 yards and 11 touchdowns as a running back and 85tackles on defense as a senior ... Named First TeamAll-Southwestern Conference ... Also participated in basketball andtrack, where he posted a 100-meters time of 10.7.

Personal: Son of Montego and Charee Cason ofBenton Harbor, Mich. … Born July 22, 1989, in Chicago, Ill.… Has one older brother … Enjoys running and liftingweights … Ran for Tech’s 4x100 relay team in track in2008 and helped set the school record with a time of 42.17 …Majoring in sports and fitness management.

Track: 2011 4x100m All-GLIAC HonorableMention...2011 100m All-GLIAC Honorable Mention

 

Cason's Career Rushing Statistics
Year
Attempts
Yards
Avg/Att
TD's
Long
Avg/Game
2008
70
375
5.4
2
6341.7
2009
7
26
3.7
0
17
26.0
2010
77
292
3.8
3
19
29.2
20111657494.586368.1
Total3191442
4.513
6343.7
Cason's Career Kick ReturnStatistics
Year
Kick-off Ret
YardsTD's
Avg/RetPunt Ret
YardsTD's
Avg/Ret
2009
3
750
25.00
00
0.0
2010
19
5252
27.60
00
0.0
201100000000
Total226002
27.30000.0
Cason's Career RecievingStatistics
Year
Receptions
Yards
Avg/Att
TD's
Long
Avg/Game
2008
4
56
14.0
022
6.2
2010
3
22
7.3
0
10
2.2
2011131168.912110.5
Total
20
194
11.1
1
22
5.9
Cason's Career DefensiveStatistics
Year
Tackle
Assisted
Total
Sacks
TFL-Yards
FF-FR
INT
TD's
2008
6
3
9
0
0.0-0.0
1-0
0
0
2010
5
5
10
0
0.0-0.0
0-0
0
0
201110100-00-000
Total
12
8
20
0
0.0-0.0
1-0
0
0

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2007Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 175 lbs
    35
  • 32

    2008Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2009Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2011Senior

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2012Senior

    RB
    5'10" 200 lbs
    32
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