2021 Football Roster

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14 Jakob Herres

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 225
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Easton, Pa.
  • Highschool Easton Area

Biography

2020-21 - Named the 2020-21 Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year in both the coaches’ and media voting…led the Keydets in receiving during the season with 80 catches for 978 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 12.2 yards per grab and 122.2 yards per game, all of which led the Southern Conference...consensus All-America first team selection to include Stats Perform, AFCA, and Athlon teams… was also one of 16 finalists for the Stats Perform Walter Payton Award for the national FCS Offensive Player of the Year and finished fourth in voting …named the offensive end Player of the Year for Division I colleges and universities in the commonwealth of Virginia by the Touchdown Club of Richmond…named April SoCon Player of the Month  had more than 100 receiving yards in all three April contests, totaling 395 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 32 grabs… had eight catches for 101 yards against ETSU on April 3 and had 11 catches for 123 yards and a score in a win over The Citadel on April 17, helping VMI to its first SoCon title since 1977…against #1 James Madison in VMI’s first ever FCS playoffs appearance, he caught 13 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown in the close 31-24 loss…caught 15 passes – second most in school history - for 207 yards in win at Wofford March 27…broke school career touchdown reception mark and now has 21.

2019 – Complied one of the best statistical seasons by a wide receiver in VMI history…named first team All-SoCon on offense…named Hero Sports sophomore All-American…led the team in receiving with 72 catches for 1091 yards and eight TDs…became only the fourth VMI receiver to amass 100+ receiving yards in a season…led the SoCon in receptions/game (6.0) and receiving yards/game (90.9)…had five 100-yard receiving games on the season which game him seven for his career and ties him for second most in program history…caught eight passes for 175 yards and two touchdowns including a 61-yarder in win at The Citadel and followed one week later with 10 catches for 172 yards in win against Samford…had seven games with 7+ receptions...played all 12 games with 10 starts…averaged 15.2 yards per catch…caught eight passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns in season finale against Chattanooga and also had 100-yard games versus Western Carolina (105-1TD) and Furman (102-1TD).

2018 – Played in nine games as a true freshman with three starts at wide receiver…named to the SoCon All-Freshman team…missed the Tusculum and Furman games due to injury…on the field for 425 plays during the season…caught 27 passes for 437 yards and was second on the team in TD receptions with five…ranked fifth in the SoCon in receiving yards a game with 47.7…produced 100yard receiving games in back-to-back appearances with six catches for 117 yards and one TD  vs. The Citadel Oct. 20 and seven catches for 118 yards and one TD at Chattanooga Oct. 27…also caught TD passes against Wofford, Western Carolina, and Mercer…caught a season-long 32-yarder against The Citadel…scored 32 points on the season including a receiving PAT against Mercer…caught at least two passes in seven straight games…lettered as a true freshman.

High School – Named an AP 6A First Team All-State wide receiver at Easton Area HS in Easton, Pennsylvania...named a First Team All-State receiver by PA Football News and EasternPAFootball.com...named a First Team All-Area receiver by LehighValleyLive and by Morning Call...also named a First Team All-League WR/DB by the Eastern PA Conference...owns multiple school records including career receiving yards (1,796), single game receptions (13), single game receiving yards (172), single season receiving touchdowns (14), single season receiving yards (1,230) and single season receptions (67)...as a senior recorded 67 receptions for 1,230 yards and 14 touchdowns, averaging 94.6 receiving yards per game and 18.4 yards per catch.

Major - Economics and Business


 

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2018-19Freshman

    Wide Receiver/Tight End
    6'4" 195 lbs
    84
  • 14

    2019-20Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 211 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 211 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2021Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'4" 225 lbs
    14