Jake Ceresna
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Ceresna with the Elks in 2023
No. 94 – Edmonton Elks
Position:Defensive line
Personal information
Born: (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994
New Fairfield, Connecticut
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:New Fairfield High School
College:Cortland
Undrafted:2016
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • Cortland (2016)
    Assistant offensive line coach
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:163
Sacks:37
Forced Fumbles:6
Fumble Recoveries:0
Touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca

Jacob Tanner Ceresna[1] (born July 9, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Cortland. Ceresna has also been a member of the New York Jets, Ottawa Redblacks, Edmonton Eskimos and New York Giants.

College career

Ceresna played one season for Southern Connecticut State before transferring to SUNY Cortland.[2] He graduated from Cortland with a B.S. cum laude in exercise science in 2016.[1]

Professional career

New York Jets

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft, Ceresna signed with the New York Jets on August 14, 2016.[3] He was Waived/Injured on August 30, 2016 and placed on the injury reserve after sustaining a lower body injury.[4]

Ottawa Redblacks

After recording two sacks and eighteen tackles in his rookie season, Ceresna was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos for defensive end Odell Willis.[5]

Edmonton Eskimos

Ceresna amassed 32 defensive tackles and 8 sacks in 18 games with the Eskimos. Ceresna was released by the Eskimos on January 2, 2019 in order for him to sign with the New York Giants.[6]

New York Giants

On January 2, 2019, Ceresna signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[7] Ceresna was released by the Giants on August 31, 2019 during final roster cuts.[8]

XFL

In October 2019, Ceresna was drafted by the DC Defenders in the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[9] Ceresna decided to not sign with the XFL and to remain in the CFL, citing the lack of a Players Association.[10]

Edmonton Eskimos / Elks (II)

On November 5, 2019, Ceresna was signed to the Eskimos' practice roster after a brief stint with the New York Giants.[11] He signed a futures contract for the 2020 season on November 19, 2019, however the season was later cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[12] In his first season back with Edmonton Ceresna played in 13 of 14 regular season games, contributing with a career high 34 defensive tackles and five sacks. He signed a contract extension through the 2022 season on January 11, 2021.[13] Ceresna had a breakout campaign in 2022, registering 10 quarterback sacks and he was named a CFL All-Star as a result. On January 11, 2023 Ceresna and the Elks agreed to a two-year contract extension.[14] On July 5, 2023, Ceresna was fined the maximum amount by the league after his low hit on Ottawa quarterback Tyrie Adams the prior weekend.[15] The play resulted in Adams suffering an ACL injury that ended his season.[16]

Coaching career

Ceresna was briefly the assistant offensive line coach for Cortland State before he signed with the New York Jets.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 2016 Commencement Program. SUNY Cortland. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jake Ceresna - 2012 Football - Southern Connecticut State University". southernctowls.com. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  3. ↑ "Jake Ceresna Signed to New York Jets Preseason Camp Roster". SUNY Cortland Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Jake Ceresna: Released by Jets on Tuesday". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ Baines, Tim (February 2, 2018). "Redblacks trade Jake Ceresna for draft pick plus neg list player". Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eskimos Release Ceresna". Edmonton Eskimos. 2019-01-02. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
  9. ↑ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  10. ↑ "X(FL) marks no spot for Eskimos defensive lineman Ceresna". Toronto Sun. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  11. ↑ "Esks sign St. John, Ceresna to practice roster". CFL.ca. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  12. ↑ "Eskimos sign defensive tackle Ceresna to futures contract". Edmonton Sun. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  13. ↑ "EE Football Team extends the contracts of six". Esks.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  14. ↑ 3Down Staff (2023-01-11). "Edmonton Elks sign CFL all-star DL Jake Ceresna to two-year contract extension". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2023-01-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ "One player fined after Week 4 action". CFL.ca. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  16. ↑ 3Down Staff (2023-07-05). "CFL fines Edmonton DL Jake Ceresna maximum amount for low hit on QB Tyrie Adams". 3DownNation. Retrieved 2023-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "SUNY Cortland Athletics - Jake Ceresna - 2016 Football Coaching Staff - SUNY Cortland". CortlandRedDragons.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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