Jaelon Acklin
![]() Acklin before a Tiger-Cats game in 2019 | |||||||
No. 80 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Springfield, Missouri | August 10, 1995||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Liberty High School (Mountain View, Missouri) | ||||||
College: | Western Illinois | ||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||
CFL status: | American | ||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
Career CFL statistics as of Week 13, 2019 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · CFL.ca |
Jaelon Acklin (born August 10, 1995) is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Western Illinois.
College career[]
Statistics[]
Receiving | |||||
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Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | TDs |
2014 | Western Illinois | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | Western Illinois | 13 | 12 | 168 | 2 |
2016 | Western Illinois | 11 | 8 | 192 | 0 |
2017 | Western Illinois | 12 | 84 | 1369 | 10 |
College Totals | 44 | 105 | 1733 | 12 |
Professional career[]
Baltimore Ravens[]
Acklin was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent and participated in their 2018 training camp; however, after a hip injury near the end of camp, Acklin was released by the Ravens.[2]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats[]
On March 20, 2019, Acklin signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[3][4] He participated in both of the Ticats' preseason games, recording 10 receptions for 85 yards.[5][6] Following preseason and training camp, Acklin began the 2019 season on the team's practice roster.[7] Following an injury to Luke Tasker, Acklin was made a starting wide receiver and played in his first professional game on June 22, 2019 against the Toronto Argonauts where he had five catches for 59 yards.[8] He scored his first CFL touchdown on July 4, 2019 against the Montreal Alouettes.[9] Acklin was voted the team nominee for the Most Outstanding Rookie award for the East Division champion Tiger-Cats.[10] Acklin re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on January 2, 2021.[11]
Professional statistics[]
Receiving | ||||||
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Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yds | YPC | TDs |
2019 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 57 | 701 | 12.3 | 3 |
Career Totals | 16 | 57 | 701 | 12.3 | 3 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Jaelon Acklin - Stats". GoLeathernecks.com.
- ^ Matthew Stevens (7 August 2018). "Ravens release WR Jaelon Acklin". Ravens Wire.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats sign thee players on offence". ticats.ca. March 20, 2019.
- ^ Anthony Urciuoli (20 March 2019). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats add 3 international free agents on offence". Global News.ca.
- ^ "Ticats edge Redblacks in close pre-season battle". 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Bethel-Thompson, Argos top Ticats to close out preseason". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats transactions". ticats.ca. June 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "CFL announces 2019 team award winners". CFL.ca. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats re-sign wide receivers Acklin, Tucker and Marshall". TiCats.ca. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Springfield, Missouri
- Players of American football from Missouri
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Western Illinois Leathernecks football players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- American football wide receivers