Gophers tackle Aireontae Ersery announces he's returning for 2024 season

The 6-6, 325-pound left tackle earned second-team All-Big Ten honors this season.

December 6, 2023 at 5:16AM
Minnesota offensive lineman Aireontae Ersery (69) blocks against Illinois linebacker Alec Bryant (90) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Gophers offensive tackle Aireontae Ersery, battling Illinois’ linebacker Alec Bryant, will return to Minnesota for the 2024 season. (Abbie Parr, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tackle Aireontae Ersery on Tuesday night became the latest Gophers football player to indicate he's returning to the team for the 2024 season, announcing on the X platform that he will be back as a client with Dinkytown Athletes.

Ersery, a fourth-year sophomore from Kansas City, Mo., earned second-team All-Big Ten honors this season after being an honorable mention choice in 2022. The 6-6, 325-pounder has been a starter at left tackle the past two seasons.

Ersery joins prominent teammates Daniel Jackson, Justin Walley, Darius Taylor, Jah Joyner and Danny Striggow in announcing their return to the Minnesota program, crediting their Dinkytown Athletes, the name, image and likeness collective that consults with the athletic department.

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Randy Johnson

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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