Ahmed Hassanein

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

CAREER HONORS

• Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team (2024)

• Athlon Sports Preseason All-America Fourth Team (2024)

• College Football News Preseason All-America Honorable Mention (2024)

• Mountain West Preseason Co-Defensive Player of The Year (2024)

• Preseason All-Mountain West (2024)

• Phil Steele Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2024)

• Athlon Sports Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2024)

• College Football News Preseason All-Mountain West First Team (2024)

• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List (2024)

• East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 Watchlist (2024)

• All-Mountain West First Team (2023)

• College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-America (2023)

• 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022, 2023)

• 3x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2021, 2022. 2023)

• 2x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23)

 

JUNIOR (2023)

Honors: All-Mountain West First Team…College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-America…College Sports Communicators Academic All-District…Academic All-Mountain West.

Notable Statistics/Rankings: 12.5 sacks (2nd MW / 6th NCAA / 6th program history)...16.5 TFLs (3rd MW / 19th NCAA)...recorded at least 0.5 sacks in nine-straight games, the longest FBS streak since 2015.

Top Highlights: Started all 14 games at defensive end…recorded 1.5 sacks against North Dakota (Sept. 16)...posted four solo tackles, one TFL and a forced fumble at San Diego State (Sept. 22)...had six solo tackles at Memphis, including two TFLs and one sack (Sept. 30)...registered a solo sack against Colorado State (Oct. 14), Wyoming (Oct. 28) and Fresno State (Nov. 4)...posted two sacks against New Mexico (Nov. 4)...tallied two more sacks against Utah State to help the Broncos set the program record for sacks in the FBS era with nine (Nov. 18)…matched his season-high with six tackles against Air Force, including another solo sack (Nov. 24)...recorded four tackles and a forced fumble in the MW Championship win over UNLV (Dec. 2).

 

SOPHOMORE (2022)

Honors: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District…Academic All-Mountain West…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

Top Highlights: Saw action in nine games, making three-consecutive starts at Nevada (Nov. 12) and Wyoming (Nov. 19) and against Utah State (Nov. 25)…tallied 13 tackles, including a pair of sacks…notched his first-career sack and forced his first-career fumble against UT Martin (Sept. 17).

 

FRESHMAN (2021)

Honors: Academic All-Mountain West…Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

Top Highlights: Appeared in nine games, making his collegiate debut at Utah State (Sept. 25)…registered five tackles and a quarterback hurry.

 

HIGH SCHOOL

 

Three-star recruit per 247Sports and Rivals…rated as one of the top recruits at his position nationally per 247Sports (No. 84)…grew up in Egypt…ranked No. 1 in Egypt and No. 14 in Africa for his age group in CrossFit…first season of competitive football was 2019…Garden Grove League Lineman of the Year and All-CIF selection.

2022

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
2.0	0.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	8.0

2021

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0