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2024 Football Roster

Sandy King
Dave Winder, MUR

2 Mark Aitken

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Marketing
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Kenwood Academy

Biography

2022 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Kick Returner)

EASTERN ILLINOIS
2024 (SENIOR):
Appeared in ten games during the season making seven starts... team captain... missed two games due to injury and was limited on number of snaps during recovery from injury... finished season with 18 tackles including 15 solo stops... had three pass break-ups with two against Southeast Missouri and one against Western Illinois... season high six tackles (five solo) at Gardner-Webb... had three tackles at Tennessee State and in home win over Western Illinois... had two kick returns for 15 yards with a 10-yard return in opener at Illinois...  finished EIU career with 96 tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss and ten pass break-ups... 

2023 (JUNIOR): Appeared in all 11 games making ten starts at safety... team captain... finished season with 41 tackles including 31 solo stops, both totals ranking fourth on the team... season high eight tackles at Bowling Green... had one tackles for loss in road win at Lindenwood... had a forced fumble in road win at Northwestern State... had lone interception of the season in Mid-America Classic win over Illinois State with interception coming in the end zone... as a kick returner had 18 returns for 347 yards (19.3 average)... season long return was 52 yards at Lindenwood... 

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games during the 2022 season making four starts... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors at kick returner after ranking second in the league in kick return average at 24.0 yards per return...  had a long return of 80 yards against Northwestern State... scored on a 65-yard return of a blocked field goal against Tennessee Tech... for the season made four starts with two at safety and two at corner... finished year with 17 total tackles including 14 solo stops... season high five tackles against Northwestern State which included a tackle for loss... had one interception in win at Murray State adding two pass break-ups for the year... 

2021 (RS-FRESHMAN): Played in all 11 games during the 2021 season making eight starts... had two starts at safety and six starts at corner... finished year with 21 tackles including 13 solo stops... made a season high five tackles, all solo, against Illinois State...  first career start was at SEC member South Carolina finishing with three tackles.. had four pass break-ups to rank third on the team in passes defended... had two break-ups at Murray State and two break-ups at Austin Peay... had 2.5 tackles for loss with one tackle for loss against Tennessee State (sack) and one at Austin Peay... 

2020 (RS-FRESHMAN): Transfer from Northern Illinois University who joined program in spring of 2021 but did not participate in Eastern Illinois games in the spring due to NCAA transfer rules... 

NORTHERN ILLINOIS: Did not participate in any games during the 2020 fall semester as NIU went 0-6 during COVID-19 shortened season... as a freshman in 2019 started season opener against Illinois State making five tackles with a pass break-up.. suffered season-ended injury in practice following season opener... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played football at Kenwood Academy earning four varsity letters as a two-way player... twice named honorable mention All-State, All-Area and All-Public League... named team MVP as a junior and senior... as a senior scored 19 total touchdowns with 10 rushing TDs, five TD receptions and four kick return TDs... made 20 tackles with two interceptions, a forced fumble, nine pass break-ups and two interceptions... team posted an 8-2 record as a senior... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 47

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    47
  • 2

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Redshirt Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    2
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