Defensive line, Duquesne, 2021–⁠25

A.J. Ackerman

Number
No. 16
Height
6′5″
Weight
300 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Elizabeth, PA

A.J. Ackerman played defensive line at Duquesne (2021–⁠25).

Team titles: Northeast champions, 2023 and 2024

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2021*Duquesne501000
2022Duquesne420000
2023Duquesne311100
2024Duquesne430000
2025Duquesne300010
Career1962110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Duquesne16DLYr 1
2022Duquesne16DLYr 2
2023Duquesne16DLYr 3
2024Duquesne16DLYr 4
2025Duquesne16DLSr. (Yr 5)6′5″300

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2025 Duquesne 2 games, 3 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 30atPittsburghL 9–⁠6100001
Sep 20atAkronL 7–⁠5130000
2024 Duquesne 2 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 29atToledoL 10–⁠4921000
Sep 7atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠5622000
2023 Duquesne 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 sack
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 9atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠5621110
Sep 16atCoastal CarolinaL 7–⁠6610000

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. Edinboro, so that game is not listed.

2022 Duquesne 1 game, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Aug 27atFlorida StateL 7–⁠4742000
2021 Duquesne 2 games, 5 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 4atTCUL 3–⁠4510000
Sep 11atOhioW 28–⁠2640100

No box score in the source for Nov 6 at Long Island University; Nov 20 at Wagner, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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