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LIU headshots at LIU Post in Brookville, New York on Monday, Feb 22, 2021.

Ricco Aaron, Jr.

  • Award
    NEC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/8/2021
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    LIU
  • Year
    Graduate Student
  • Position
    Linebacker
  • Hometown
    Natchitoches, LA
  • High School
LB, Sr., 6-1, 225 lbs., Natchitoches, LA/Dean College

WEEK 1 Stats:
11 total tackles (7 solo), INT RET TD

Aaron was at the center of a defensive effort that propelled Long Island to its first victory as a Division I program. Helping bottle up Bryant’s offense to the tune of 3.8 yards per play, the veteran linebacker made a team-high 11 tackles and delivered an important Pick-6. Aaron made his presence felt during a first-quarter red zone possession. The 225-pounder snuffed out a screen pass on 2nd-and-Goal, dropping the Bryant receiver at the 6-yard line and forcing the Bulldogs into an unsuccessful field goal attempt two snaps later. Aaron found paydirt in the second quarter, corralling a tipped pass and returning it 35 yards to give LIU a 14-3 lead. Aaron made a key first-down hit early in the fourth quarter, dropping the ball carrier for a two-yard loss to knock the offense off schedule.