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2015 MIT Football Roster

1 Karson Ota

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Katy, Texas
  • High School Seven Lakes
  • Major Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Biography

2015: Saw action in nine games with three starts as one of MIT’s primary receivers … second team All-NEFC … NFF Hampshire Honor Society … Academic All-NEFC … led the Engineers with 569 receiving yards and seven scores … second on the team with 32 catches … tied for second in the NEFC in receiving TDs … sixth in receiving yards.

2014: Limited to a pair of games due to injury … Academic All-NEFC … caught all four of his passes for the season for 75 yards in the opener against Pomona-Pitzer (9/6).

2013: Injuries limited him to four games as a sophomore … Academic All-NEFC … finished with seven catches for 154 yards and a score … two grabs for 34 yards at Pomona-Pitzer (9/7) … 35-yard TD reception at Becker (9/14) … season best four catches for 85 yards at Salve Regina (9/28).

2012: Impressive first season as a member of the MIT receiving corps … started and played in all nine games … second on the team in receptions (31) and reception yardage (499) … led the receivers with five TDs and his 16.1 yards per catch average … pair of 100-yard receiving games … first collegiate TD came on a 21-yard catch against Coast Guard (9/15) … five catches for 115 yards and a score at Curry (9/21) … the TD catch against the Colonels was for 50 yards, his longest play of the season … season best nine catches for 130 yards and a pair of scores against UMass Dartmouth (9/29) … six receptions against Plymouth State (10/6) … three grabs for 63 yards against Salve Regina (10/19) … final TD reception came at Nichols (10/27).

Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in electrical engineering and computer science … internship as a Software Developer for Applied Minds … internship as a Software Associate at Caledonian Global Financial Services … Rush Chair for Lambda Chi Alpha. 

High School: A 2012 graduate of Seven Lakes High School … all-district selection … academic all-district … academic all-state … lettered in football and basketball … academic all-district in hoops … National Honor Society … Seven Lakes Leadership Award … AP Scholar with Honor … Houston Quarterback Club Scholarship Winner.

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Historical Player Information

  • 85

    2012First Year

    WR
    6'4" 200 lbs
    85
  • 1

    2013Sophomore

    WR
    6'4" 215 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2014Junior

    WR
    6'4" 210 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2015Senior

    WR
    6'4" 210 lbs
    1