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2019 MIT Football Roster

2 John Robertson

  • Position RB
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Brentwood, Tenn.
  • High School Brentwood
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career Highs
Yards225vs. Maine Maritime (October 12, 2019)
Rushes37Twice, Last at Nichols College (November 12, 2016)
Touchdowns3Four times, Last at Coast Guard (October 21, 2017)
Receptions3at Merchant Marine (September 30, 2017)

2019: [SEASON STATS]
- NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference
- NEWMAC All-Sportsmanship Team
- New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award Winner (Oct. 13)
- NEWMAC Offensive Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15)
- Led the team with 708 rushing yards on 148 attempts and one touchdown
- Posted a career-high 225 yards in a win over Maine Maritime on 10/12
- Had 122 yards vs. Catholic on 9/28
- Added two receptions for 15 yards, along with three tackles

2018: [SEASON STATS]
- Season-high 102 yards vs. Springfield to win the NEWMAC Championship

2017: [SEASON STATS]
- NEWMAC First Team All-Conference
- NEWMAC Football Offensive Athlete of the Week on 9/25
- Team-high 882 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns

2016: [SEASON STATS]
- NEFC Second Team All-Conference
- NEFC Offensive Rookie of the Week on 10/22 and 11/5
- Team-high 920 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns 
- Two-time NEFC Offensive Player of the Week Honor Roll on 10/29 and 11/12

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Winning the NEWMAC Championship in 2018

Off the Field at MIT:
- Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in management
- Student Ministry Intern at the Brentwood Baptist Church in 2017
- Project Engineering Intern at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in 2018
- Researcher at the MIT Sled Hockey Project Research Team, working to improve propulsion and movement mechanics in the sleds used by the Wheelchair Sports Federation Sled Rangers, which is a sled hockey affiliate team of the New York Rangers
- President of the United Christian Organization
- Member of the MIT Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- Member of the MIT Outing Club

High School:
- Played football and baseball at Brentwood High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner in both sports
- Two-time All-District in football and Academic All-State
- National Football Foundation Middle Tennessee Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award
- Member of the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
- President of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Member of Best Buddies and Younglife and also a member of the Brentwood Baptist Church Student Leadership Team
- Four-time member of the Triple Honor Roll
- National Merit Commended Scholar and a National AP Scholar

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2016First Year

    RB
    5'9" 165 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Sophomore

    RB
    5'9" 170 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Junior

    RB
    5'10" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Senior

    RB
    5'10" 175 lbs
    2