2017 Football Roster

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28 A. J. West

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 176
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yukon, OK
  • Highschool Yukon HS

Biography

2016:  West earned second-team All-MIAA honors. He had six tackles and took a lateral 35 yards for a touchdown after a fumble against Minn.-Duluth. He had three solo stops at Washburn. He was credited with three tackles against Ft. Hays State. He had eight tackles and a pass break up at Pittsburg State. He had two assisted tackles against Lindenwood. He had an interception and was credited with another pass break up at Northeastern State. He had six unassisted tackles against Central Oklahoma. He returned the opening kick-off 56 yards and then had three solo tackles at Central Missouri. He recorded two solo stops at Neb.-Kearney.  He had six tackles against Northwest Missouri with five of them solo.

2015: He earned third-team All-MIAA honors when he tied for 21st in the MIAA in interceptions and had a total of four take aways.  He had five tackles at Northwest Missouri in the playoffs. He had five tackles and a pass break up at Henderson State. He had four tackles at Minnesota State. He had a career high nine tackles with two pass break ups and two tackles for loss against Neb.-Kearney. He was named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week after returning an interception 59 yards for a score and adding a ten yard fumble recovery against Washburn. He was credited with seven tackles, six of them solo, with a tackle for loss at Lindenwood. He had three tackles and an interception against Northeastern State. He had seven tackles and a pass break up at Central Oklahoma. He recorded five tackles and a fumble recovery in the endzone against Central Missouri.

2014: As a freshman he intercepted a pass in the endzone at Missouri Western. He had six tackles with two pass break ups at Northeastern State. He had a 17 yard kick return and a tackle against Central Oklahoma. He had a 20 yard kick return against Central Missouri. He earned All-American honors as a true freshman on Emporia State's men's 4x400m relay team that placed eighth in the nation in 2014.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2013Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    42
  • 28

    2014Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 185 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2015Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 176 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2016Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 176 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2017Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'10" 176 lbs
    28