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Position | Wide receiver |
Class | Graduate student |
Personal information | |
Born: | Miami, Florida | September 27, 2000
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career history | |
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Bowl games | |
High school | South Dade (Miami-Dade County) |
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Frank Ladson Jr. (born September 27, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the UMass Minutemen. He previously played for the Clemson Tigers and the Miami Hurricanes.
High school career
[edit]Ladson attended South Dade Senior High School in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As a senior, Ladson caught 50 passes for a school record 1,133 yards and 13 touchdowns.[1] Ladson was invited to the All-American Bowl as a result.[2] A five-star recruit, Ladson committed to play college football at Clemson University.[3]
College career
[edit]Clemson
[edit]As a freshman, Ladson recorded nine catches for 128 yards and three touchdowns.[4] Ladson's first career catch was a 21-yard touchdown pass.[5] The following season, Ladson tallied 18 catches for 281 yards and three touchdowns.[6] In 2021, Ladson had four catches for 19 yards before his season was cut short due to injuries.[7]
Miami
[edit]In January 2022, Ladson announced he would be transferring to the University of Miami to play for the Miami Hurricanes.[8] In his first season with Miami, he caught 27 receptions for 298 yards and a touchdown before recording no offensive stats the following season. Subsequently, he entered the transfer portal for a second time.[9][10]
UMass
[edit]On December 27, 2023, Ladson announced he would be transferring to the University of Massachusetts Amherst to play for the UMass Minutemen.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ Keepfer, Scott (August 17, 2019). "Meet the Tigers: 3 things you probably don't know about Clemson football's Frank Ladson". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson commit Frank Ladson says All-American Bowl honor will help his focus on playoffs". USA TODAY High School Sports. November 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ McCarty, Andrew. "5-Star WR Frank Ladson Jr. Announces Commitment". The Spun: What's Trending In The Sports World Today. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Bezjak, Lou. "Frank Ladson flashes big-play potential for Trevor Lawrence, Clemson offense". The State. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Clary, Jason (August 30, 2019). "Clemson vs Georgia Tech highlights: See some of the game's top plays". The Greenville News. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Davis, Spenser (January 16, 2022). "Miami lands commitment from Clemson WR transfer Frank Ladson Jr". Saturday Road. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Miller Degnan, Susan. "He caught passes from Trevor Lawrence and was in playoffs. But now Miami's Ladson is 'home'". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Former Clemson WR Ladson transfers to Miami". ESPN.com. January 15, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Miami WR and former Clemson player Frank Ladson, a South Dade star, to transfer again". Miami Herald.
- ^ "Hurricanes wide receiver Frank Ladson Jr. reportedly enters transfer portal". Sun Sentinel. November 29, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Andrew (December 27, 2023). "Former Miami WR Frank Ladson Jr. announces transfer commitment". Saturday Road. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Former Clemson football WR announces transfer destination". The Players Lounge.