Jake
Ceresna
Defensive Lineman
Jake
Ceresna
Defensive Lineman
Height 6'5
Weight 295 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1994-07-09 (29)
Born New Fairfield, CT
School Cortland State
Status AMER
Defensive Tackles 48
Special Teams Tackles 0
Interceptions 0
Sacks 12

CFL: 6

Argos: 1

Acquired: Acquired from Edmonton Elks January 14, 2024, along with the rights to a player off Edmonton’s negotiation list in exchange for Kurleigh Gittens Jr. and Toronto’s 7th round selection in the 2024 CFL Draft.

2023: Played 18 games with Edmonton Elks. Recorded 48 tackles, 12 sacks, and 1 forced fumble. Named Edmonton’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

2022: Played 12 games with Edmonton. Recorded 31 tackles, 10 sacks, and 4 forced fumbles. Named West Division All-Star. Named CFL All-Star. Named Edmonton’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

2021: Played 13 games with Edmonton. Recorded 34 tackles and 5 sacks.

2020: No season.

2019: Released by New York Giants August 31…Drafted by DC Defenders in the XFL Draft…Signed with Edmonton November 19.

2018: Traded to Edmonton from Ottawa Redblacks February 2 in exchange for Odell Willis. Played 18 games. Recorded 32 tackles, 8 sacks, and 1 forced fumble…Signed with Giants December 31.

2017: Played 17 games with Ottawa. Recorded 18 tackles, and 2 sacks. Made CFL debut June 23 against Calgary. His first CFL sack came June 29 at Calgary. Playoffs: Recorded no stats in Eastern Semi-Final loss to Saskatchewan.

2016: Hired as an assistant offensive line coach with Cortland…Signed with New York Jets as an undrafted free agent August 15, released September 23.

College: Attended the State University of New York at Cortland (2013-15). Played 33 games. Recorded 142 tackles, 39.5 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries. Had an 11 tackle, 5 TFL, 3-sack game as a senior at St. John Fisher College. Named Second Team All-ECAC North as a senior, Second Team All-ECAC South as a junior. Participated in National Bowl Senior All-Star Game…Attended Southern Connecticut State University (2012). Recorded 19 tackles and 1 sack. Named to Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team.

Personal: Attended New Fairfield High School. Named All-Conference as a senior. Named team MVP. Also played basketball.

Seasons

Defence

YEAR TEAM GP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
2017
OTT 14 18 0 2 0 0 0
2018
EDM 18 32 0 8 0 0 1
2021
EDM 13 34 0 5 0 0 0
2022
EDM 12 31 0 10 0 0 4
2023
EDM 18 48 0 12 0 0 1
Total
75 163 0 37 0 0 6

Game Log

Defence

DATE WEEK OPP DT ST SACKS INT TD FF
06-11
1 SSK 4 0 2 0 0 0
06-17
2 BC 4 0 0 0 0 0
06-25
3 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0
06-30
4 OTT 5 0 0 0 0 0
07-06
5 SSK 2 0 0 0 0 0
07-20
7 WPG 2 0 1 0 0 0
07-29
8 BC 2 0 1 0 0 0
08-10
10 WPG 3 0 0 0 0 0
08-17
11 HAM 3 0 2 0 0 0
08-27
12 OTT 3 0 0 0 0 0
09-04
13 CGY 3 0 1 0 0 1
09-09
14 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0
09-15
15 SSK 3 0 1 0 0 0
09-22
16 BC 5 0 2 0 0 0
10-06
18 TOR 4 0 1 0 0 0
10-14
19 MTL 1 0 1 0 0 0
10-21
20 WPG 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total
48 0 12 0 0 1