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86 LJ Wesneski

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 275
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Forty Fort, Pa.
  • Highschool Wyoming Valley West

Biography

2021s: Appeared in all four games at tight end... Totaled two receptions for 15 yards.

2019: All-CAA Third Team… Appeared in all 14 games at tight end… had 21 catches for 277 yards and seven touchdowns… had a season-high two touchdown catches vs. Rhode Island (10/19). Had a season-high 71 receiving yards at Stony Brook (11/23).

2018: Started 10 games... caught six passes for 95 yards and a touchdown.

2017: Appeared in all 11 games, with two starts... caught a pass against Maine (10/21) and another vs. New Hampshire (11/18).

2016: Redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain … Three-year varsity letterwinner … Helped the Spartans win three straight Wyoming Valley Conference Championships, and District 2 Championships in 2013 and 2015 … 2015 PIAA All-State AAAA tight end … Named Coaches all-scholastic team, Times Leader first-team tight end, Citizen's Voice first-team, NEPA Football Wyoming Valley Conference Big School first-team, NEPA Football all-district first-team, and WNEP Super 16 Dream Team in 2014 and 2015 … 2014 PIAA All-State AAAA honorable mention tight end … Earned the team's Offensive MVP award as both a junior and senior … Totaled 24 touchdowns, 78 receptions and 1,346 receiving yards in his career, including nine touchdowns, 498 yards and 27 receptions as a senior … Member of the Future Business Leaders of America … Also competed in baseball and hockey.

PERSONAL: Son of Larry and Barbara Wesneski … Has one brother, Josh, and one sister, Alexandria … Intends to major in business administration.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Tight End
    6'3" 235 lbs
    86
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    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Tight End
    6'2" 265 lbs
    86
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    2018Redshirt Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'2" 277 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2019Redshirt Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 260 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2020-21Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'2" 260 lbs
    86
  • 86

    2021Redshirt Senior

    Tight End
    6'3" 275 lbs
    86