Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2022: Started 11 games at wide receiver…Southeast Missouri’s third-leading receiver with 43 receptions for 416 yards and four touchdowns…Averaged 9.7 yards per catch and 37.8 receiving yards per game…Scored a touchdown in his first two games as a Redhawk at Iowa State (9/3) and at Southern Illinois (9/10)…Had SEMO’s first touchdown of the season on a 11-yard reception late in the second quarter against the Cyclones…Made a season-high nine catches and finished with 76 yards vs. Tennessee Tech (10/8)…Posted a season-high 79 receiving yards on five catches at Lindenwood (10/1)…Also had a season-long 31-yard reception in that game…Had a reception in all 11 of his starts…Caught seven passes for 67 yards in the FCS Playoff game at Montana (11/26).

Missouri State: Voted as a co-captain by his teammates to start the 2021 campaign...Played in first four games, then departed team...Finished season with 5 receptions for 86 yards...Three of his receptions were 20+ yard efforts...In 36 career games at Missouri State, he finished with 119 receptions (7th) for 1,505 yards (10th), both of which ranked in top 10 on Bears career lists...Earned Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors prior to the 2020-21 campaign...Named All-MVFC honorable mention wide receiver as a junior after hauling in team-highs 45 receptions for 596 yards and a pair of touchdowns...Team co-captain ranked 12th nationally and 2nd in MVFC in receiving yards...Ranked 9th in MVFC in yards per reception (13.24)...In Valley games, he posted the 3rd-best receiving yards per game average (74.8) and 6th-best receptions per game (5.2)...Led squad in all-purpose yards (596) as well...Caught season-high 6 passes three times -- at Western Illinois (2/27/21), vs. North Dakota State (3/6/21) and at UNI (3/20/21)...Logged first career 100-yard receiving game in win at Western Illinois (138) ...Pulled in a pair of touchdown receptions from Jaden Johnson in come-from-behind win at home over Youngstown State (4/10/21) with five catches for 59 yards overall...Caught five passes for 52 yards in NCAA FCS Playoff game at #7 North Dakota (4/24/21)...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for fall 2020 semester... Started all 11 games as a sophomore in 2019...Was club leader in all-purpose yards (665) while ranking 2nd on the squad in receptions (39) and receiving yardage (422)...Ranked ninth in the MVFC in receptions per game (3.5)...Was also the Bears top kick returner, collecting 10 returns for 192 yards (19.2) with a long of 33...Had season-high seven catches in finale vs. Indiana State (11/23/19), going for 64 yards and a long of 28...Posted 6 catches for season-high 83 yards vs. South Dakota (10/12/19) at home with a season-long 37-yard catch...Only touchdown of campaign came in home opener vs. Kennesaw State (9/21/19), a 28-yard catch and run in the 4th quarter, to cap a 50-yard day on 4 catches...Also had 6 catches, for 72 yards, at top-ranked North Dakota State (10/19/19)...Had 5 pass receptions for 48 yards at #7 Illinois State (11/16/19) and also notched season-long 33-yard kickoff return at ISU, finishing with four returns for 92 yards on the day and season-high 141 all-purpose yards...Had season-long 25-yard carry at Tulane (9/14/19) and finished season with 9 carries for 51 yards...Recorded 9 games with multiple receptions, including 4 in a row to end the season (11/2/19 to 11/23/19)...Had a game-high four receptions for 43 yards in Maroon and White Spring Game (4/18/19)... Averaged 13.4 yards per reception as a true freshman in 2018...His 30 catches ranked fourth on the squad and second on MSU freshman single-season list, while his 401 yards also ranked second on the freshman list...Had 7 catches for 99 yards in win over #9 Illinois State (9/29/18)...Snagged four receptions at South Dakota State (11/3/18) and at South Dakota (10/6/18) with a 50-yard day at South Dakota...Also had a 33-yard reception vs. Southern Illinois (10/27/18) as part of a 55-yard day...Averaged 4.6 yards per carry on eight rushing attempts for the year...Had multiple receptions in eight of 11 contests.

Prep: Helped lead Westmoore High School to an 8-3 season as a standout wide receiver for coach Lorenzo Williams’ Jaguars…Caught 41 passes as a senior for 510 yards and five touchdowns…Averaged 12.4 yards per reception and 46.4 yards per game…Set school records for single-game, season and career pass receptions...Earned district wide receiver of the year honors as a senior in addition to earning all-conference laurels for the second straight season.

Personal: Born December 11, 1999...Majoring in Communication Studies...Son of Yona Van-Tagoe.