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2021 MIT Football Roster

4 Will Exson

  • Position DB
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Cannon School

Biography

2021:
- Team captain
- Appeared in eight games and ranked second on the team with 54 total tackles
- Added one interception for 12 yards and four pass breakups
- Had two double-digit tackle games, including a season-high 13 tackles at Merchant Marine on 10/16
- NEWMAC First Team All-Conference
- D3football.com First Team All-Region
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2020:
- Did not play as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019:
- NEWMAC First Team All-Conference
- Appeared in all 10 games, ranking second on the team with 61 total tackles that includes a team-best 41 solo stops
- Added one tackle for loss, one interception for 15 yards and six pass breakups
- Posted 10-tackle performances at Merchant Marine and at Muhlenberg

2018:
- Appeared in all 11 games, finishing with 47 total tackles that included 30 solo stops which ranked second on the team
- Had a pair of interceptions in a home win over Springfield, as well as a forced fumble at Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament
- Posted a season-high nine tackles at Johns Hopkins

Off the Field at MIT:
- Majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in business analytics
- Internship at Solid State Lighting Services providing advice to National Park Service on lighting decisions
- Investigated electrode stability in non-aqueous environments and testing various anolyte chemistries to optimize redox flow batteries

Prior to MIT:
- Was a four-time letter winner in football and a two-time basketball letter winner at the Cannon School
- NC All-State Team
- Finished with 95 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and eight touchdowns as a senior
- Played safety, wide receiver, outside linebacker and cornerback
- Member of the Honor Council
- Member of the National Spanish Honor Society, the Tri-M Music Honor Society, the Cum Laude Society and the National Math Honor Society

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2018First Year

    DB
    6'2" 215 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2019Sophomore

    DB
    6'2" 210 lbs
    14
  • 4

    2020Junior

    DB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    4
  • 4
    C

    2021Senior

    DB
    6'3" 215 lbs
    4
    C