2017 Football Roster
Corey Acker
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 188
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ballston Lake, N.Y.
- High School:
- Shenendehowa Central
2017: Redshirt senior … Appeared in all 12 games, primarily on special teams ... Rushed 4 times for 36 yards over the year ... Recorded his first career touchdown, a 24-yard carry, on Senior Day in the 39-0 win against Minnesota ... Added three carries for 12 yards against Illinois ... Made nine tackles (8 solo, 1 assisted) on special teams over the season ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Redshirt junior … Appeared in eight games, primarily on special teams … Recorded a season-high two tackles in 42-21 win over rival Illinois … Had a season-high three carries versus the Fighting Illini … Recorded a special teams tackle in the Wildcats’ Pinstripe Bowl victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh … Also had a tackle versus Wisconsin … Named Northwestern Special Teams Player of the Week following Wisconsin game ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Appeared in 12 contests, primarily on special teams ... Carried the ball five times for 57 yards, including a career-long 31-yard rush versus Eastern Illinois ... Recorded a pair of tackles on special teams at Duke ... Recorded 25 yards on three carries in the bowl game against Tennessee … Twice named Offensive Practice Player of the Week ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Contributed on special teams in eight games as a redshirt freshman, primarily on kickoff return coverage ... Made three tackles on the season, with one each vs. Cal, Penn State and Wisconsin ... Named NU's Offensive Practice Player of the Week on three occasions during the season ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2013: Redshirted his true freshman season.
High School: Played two years of varsity football at Shenendehowa, earning Section 2 Empire Division Player of the Year honors and third-team all-state accolades as a senior ... First-team All-Section 2 as a defensive back and punter ... Three-time Section 2 Player of the Week ... Recorded 14 touchdowns, 644 rushing yards (10.7 ypc) and over 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2012 ... Helped team to 11-1 season and state semifinals appearance in 2011 and to a Section 2 runner-up finish as a senior ... Once recorded 166 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries in Section 2 semifinal game ... Team MVP ... Recipient of the Thomas Cahill Courage and Commitment Award ... Also played two years of varsity lacrosse ... National Honor Society member and National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Born Corey George Acker in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. ... Son of Melinda and Brad Acker ... Father played football at Penn State ... Chose NU over Penn State, Rutgers and Maryland ... Major is economics with a minor in Business Institutions.
