Jaelon Acklin

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 the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

Jaelon Acklin
Acklin before a Tiger-Cats game in 2019
No. 80 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-08-10) August 10, 1995
Springfield, Missouri
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
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics as of Week 13, 2019
Receptions:57
Receiving yards:701
Total touchdowns:3
Player stats at CFL.ca

College career

Statistics
Receiving
YearTeamGPRecYdsTDs
2014Western Illinois8140
2015Western Illinois13121682
2016Western Illinois1181920
2017Western Illinois1284136910
College Totals44105173312

[1]

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
YearTeamGPRecYdsYPCTDs
2019Hamilton Tiger-Cats165770112.33
Career Totals165770112.33

Notes

    References
    1. "Jaelon Acklin - Stats". GoLeathernecks.com.
    2. Matthew Stevens (7 August 2018). "Ravens release WR Jaelon Acklin". Ravens Wire.
    3. "Tiger-Cats sign thee players on offence". ticats.ca. March 20, 2019.
    4. Anthony Urciuoli (20 March 2019). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats add 3 international free agents on offence". Global News.ca.
    5. "Ticats edge Redblacks in close pre-season battle". 2 June 2019.
    6. "Bethel-Thompson, Argos top Ticats to close out preseason". 7 June 2019.
    7. "Tiger-Cats transactions". ticats.ca. June 8, 2019.
    8. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
    9. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Montreal Alouettes". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
    10. "CFL announces 2019 team award winners". CFL.ca. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
    11. "Tiger-Cats re-sign wide receivers Acklin, Tucker and Marshall". TiCats.ca. January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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