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2015 MIT Football Roster

2 Seve Esparrago

  • Position RB/WR
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • High School St. Louis Priory
  • Major Mathematics/ Computer Science

Biography

2015: Started and played in nine games at receiver … second team All-NEFC … NFF Hampshire Honor Society … Academic All-NEFC … also stepped in and played in a pair of games on defense … led MIT in receptions (35) … one of the NEFC’s top kick returners … second in the league with 663 return yards, which was also a new MIT record … set a new MIT single-season record with 33 returns … set a single game record with 185 return yards at Becker (9/12).

2014: MIT’s top receiver as a junior … played in all 11 games with six starts … second team All-NEFC … NEFC Offensive Player of the Week (10/18) … Academic All-NEFC … led the Engineers with 51 receptions and 701 receiving yards, both career highs … fourth in the NEFC in receiving yards per game (63.7) and seventh in receptions per game (4.6) … 10th in the league in all-purpose yards per outing (97.6) … three 100-yard receiving games … also led the squad with six receiving TDs … third on the team in all-purpose yards … led MIT with 71 yards in punt returns … second with 152 kick return yards … recorded nine tackles on special teams … reached the 100-yard mark in all-purpose yards four times, including the last three games of the season … seven catches for 43 yards against Becker (9/13) … 46-yard rush against Salve Regina (9/27) … also caught a TD pass against the Seahawks … rushing TD at Curry (10/3) … career best 65 yards rushing with one score at Nichols (10/18) … also caught seven passes for 93 yards and three scores against the Bison … six catches for 130 yards and a score at Endicott (11/1) … nine receptions for 144 yards against Coast Guard (11/15) … seven grabs for 128 yards and a score at Husson (11/22) in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs.

2013: One of MIT’s top receivers as a sophomore … Academic All-NEFC … started all nine games for the Engineers … led the team with 615 receiving yards and four TD receptions … second on the squad with 41 catches … led MIT with a 26.7 average on kick returns … finished fifth in the conference in receiving yards per game and eighth in receptions per game … six catches in the season opener at Pomona-Pitzer (9/7) for 103 yards … three grabs for 53 yards at Becker (9/14) … first reception TD of the season against Curry (10/5) … six catches for 81 yards and a score against Nichols (10/18) … also ran six times for 33 yards against the Bison … career-high nine receptions for 90 yards at Western New England (10/26) … four catches for 98 yards and a score against Endicott (11/2) … score came on a season-long 50-yard play against the Gulls … returned three kicks for 108 yards against Maine Maritime (11/9) … six receptions for 108 yards and a score at Coast Guard (11/16).

2012: Solid freshman season at receiver … played in six games … fourth on the team with 11 catches for 100 yards … one catch for 12 yards in his collegiate debut against Becker (9/8) … three catches against Coast Guard (9/15) … three more grabs at Nichols for a season-high 41 yards … career best four receptions at Endicott (11/3) for 35 yards.

Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in mathematics with computer science … internship as a Junior Associate at TASER International … internship as a backend software developer at Credible … UROP with Spoken Language Systems in CSAIL … Hallmark Scholarship … Delta Kappa Epsilon … President of the Tech Catholic Community.

High School: A 2012 graduate of St. Louis Priory High School … three-time all-conference selection in football … twice named to the all-state team … lettered in football, basketball, track and golf … all-conference pick in basketball … captain of the football and basketball teams … First Honor … student government president … St. Louis Post Dispatch Scholar-Athlete … AP Scholar with Honors … I Dare You Leadership Award.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2012First Year

    WR
    5'10" 185 lbs
    17
  • 17

    2013Sophomore

    RB/WR
    5'10" 185 lbs
    17
  • 2

    2014Junior

    RB/WR
    5'9" 185 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2015Senior

    RB/WR
    5'10" 190 lbs
    2