2021 Football Roster

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26 Otis Weah

26 Otis Weah

  • Position:
    Running Back
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Moorhead, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Moorhead
  • Major:
    Communication

Summary

Biography

2021 (Junior): Named to the Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Team ... Earned Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America honors ... Named to the HERO Sports Preseason All-America Team ... Earned All-America Second Team honors and All-MVFC First Team selection from Phil Steele. 

2020-21 (Sophomore): Put together one of the top seasons by a running back in program history ... Scored a touchdown in every game he played ... Led the team and conference in rushing yards (730), yards per carry (7.16), rushing touchdowns (9), yards per game (104.3) and total touchdowns (9) ... Each of those numbers at inside the top-10 nationally ... His total yards per game, touchdowns and yards per carry were among the top-5 running backs in the nation and best among rookie backs ... Opened the season with 13 carries for 91 yards and a score in the win over No. 24 Southern Illinois ... Enjoyed his first multi-touchdown day in the victory over No. 3 South Dakota State ... Followed it up with 16 carries for a career-high 163 yards and two scores in a win over No. 20 South Dakota ... Just missed three straight 100-yard games with 99 yards on 17 scampers and a TD at Western Illinois ... Exploded for 129 yards and a touchdown, including a 74-yard run, at No. 4 North Dakota State ... Found the end zone once again on 64 yards in the FCS playoff win over No. 12 Missouri State ... Carried 13 times for 96 yards and a touchdown at No. 1 James Madison in the FCS quarterfinal ... Named to the All-MVFC First Team ... Earned All-America honors by six-different publications at the end of the season ... Finished fifth in the Walter Payton Award voting for the nation's top offensive player ... Was the runner-up for the MVFC's offensive player of the year. 

2019 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not play.

2018  (Freshman): Redshirt season ... Appeared in four games ... Had five carries for 28 yards and a touchdown at Northern Colorado (Sept. 29).

Personal: Majoring in communication.
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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2018Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 185 lbs
    37
  • 37

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'8" 195 lbs
    37
  • 26

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 195 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 215 lbs
    26