21 Kenneth Acker
Kenneth Acker

Hometown:
Portland, Ore.

High School:
Grant

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 195

Position:
DB

Experience:
JR-2L


Sophomore (2011): Started all 13 games at corner... Recorded 63 tackles, 49 solo, including one tackle for loss... Notched six stops in SMU's bowl win... Had an interception against Navy... Tallied four pass breakups on the season... Made a career-high eight solo tackles versus UCF... Equaled career-high in total tackles in a game with eight against Rice... Had two kick returns for 25 yards.

Freshman (2010): Played in eight games... Returned kickoffs in five of the last six games... Totaled 13 returns for 315 yards on the year... Had a season-long return of 62 in the Marshall win.

Prep: A three-star Rivals.com recruit... Ranked as the sixth-best player in the state of Oregon by Scout... Lined up at quarterback, slot receiver, outside receiver, cornerback, punt and kick returner and kicker at various points as a prep... Generated nearly 3,000 all-purpose yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior... Had 11 kickoff/punt returns for touchdowns and four pick-sixes on the season (six interceptions overall)... Became the first player to be named both the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year by the Portland Interscholastic League - and did so twice (2008 & 2009)... Also named first team All-State Class 6A at defensive back and second team at quarterback... Was a high school teammate of Mustang hoops standout Paul McCoy... Was a first-team All-State point guard as a junior... Had five scholarship offers including one from Hawaii.

Personal: Attended the same high school as SMU Coach June Jones... Brother, Karl, is a wide receiver at LSU.