Acear Cornish is a rising Wagner linebacker with early-game tackling chops
In the 2025 season, Acear Cornish played in six games for Wagner and finished with 2 tackles, showing early rotational value as a young linebacker with a compact 6'2", 220-pound frame and active special-teams/backup upside. He was a more involved defender in 2024, appearing in eight games and recording 3 tackles, so the trajectory is there even if the box score is still light. What makes him interesting is the developmental profile: size, freshman-to-sophomore experience, and room to grow into a steadier run-and-hit presence if his processing and snap-to-snap impact keep climbing.
