Player Bio: Jerome Acy - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Jerome Acy

	Class: Graduate Student
	Hometown: Orange, Ohio
	High School: Orange

	Height / Weight: 5-11 / 186
	Position: Defensive Back
	Birthdate: 07/26/1982
	Varsity Letters: 3

2004: Veteran cornerback who is coming off a successful "comeback" season in 2003 ... missed virtually all of his junior season with a back injury, but was healthy last season and quickly returned to form ... enrolled in graduate program at Bucknell and is using final year of football eligibility in 2004 ... All-Patriot League candidate who should again be one of the conference's top cover men ...

2003 (Senior): Appeared in the final 11 games of the season and finished fourth on the team with a career-high 54 tackles (40 solo) ... intercepted a career-high four passes, including two in a narrow 14-10 league win over Towson ... second pick in that game ended a Towson threat in Bucknell territory in the final two minutes ... also had interceptions against Fordham and Delaware State ... ranked T-3rd in the PL in interceptions ... made career-high 15 tackles (11 solo) against Colgate ... also had eight stops against Lafayette and six against Lehigh ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Game after the Holy Cross game and the Diversified Information Technologies Player of the Game after Colgate ...

2002 (Junior): Started the season opener at Duquesne, but missed Bucknell's last 10 games with a lumbar injury ...

2001 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 10 games in first season as a starting corner ... ranked 10th on the team with 27 tackles, including season-high eight (seven solo) in 21-14 win over Holy Cross ... also had his first career interception in that game ... 21 of 27 hits were unassisted ... took over punt return duties midway through the season and averaged 6.2 yards on 25 returns ... ranked ninth in the Patriot League in punt return average ... named Lewisburg Touchdown Club Special Teams Player of the Week following the Fordham game ...

2000 (Freshman): Played in nine varsity games as a member of the special teams unit ... one of 10 freshmen to earn a varsity letter ... also saw some junior varsity action, both in the secondary and returning punts and kickoffs ... broke up one pass and made eight tackles, and returned seven punts for an average of 4.1 yds and two kickoffs for an average of 31.5 yards, including a 51-yarder ...

ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL: Won three letters in football, and one in track & field ... honorable mention All-Ohio his senior season at Orange High School ... first team all-district selection ...

PERSONAL: Born July 26, 1982 ... son of Earlisse Acy of Orange, Ohio ... member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.