2024 Football Roster
Hassanein, Ahmed
Jersey Number 91
Ahmed Hassanein
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
- Height:
- 6-3
- High School:
- Loara HS (Calif.)
- Weight:
- 271
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Interdisciplinary Studies
Bio
CAREER HONORS
SENIOR (2024)
Honors: Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Finalist…College Football Network Honorable Mention All-America…All-Mountain West First Team…Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team...National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 17 quarterback hits (1st MW / 3rd NCAA)...62 total pressures (1st MW / 5th NCAA)...15.5 tackles for loss (T-3rd MW / T-17th NCAA)...9.5 sacks (3rd MW / T-16th NCAA)...24 career sacks (4th program history).
Top Highlights: Started all 14 games, tying for the team lead in TFLs (15.5) and ranking second in sacks (9.5)...tallied four tackles at Georgia Southern, including 0.5 TFLs (Aug. 31)...notched five tackles and a solo sack at No. 7 Oregon (Sept. 7)...posted three tackles and a solo sack against Portland State (Sept. 21)...made a career-high eight tackles in a win over Washington State, including a pair of solo sacks (Sept. 28)...finished with three tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack against Utah State (Oct. 5)...recorded 1.5 sacks at Hawai’i (Oct. 12)...registered three tackles at UNLV, including 0.5 sacks (Oct. 25)...had a pair of quarterback hurries and 0.5 sacks against San Diego State (Nov. 1)...tallied a solo TFL and two quarterback hurries in a win over Nevada (Nov. 9)...recovered a fumble and had a solo tackle at San Jose State (Nov. 16)...finished with four tackles and 2.0 TFLs at Wyoming, recording a 12-yard sack on a crucial fourth down in the final minutes (Nov. 23)...had a quarterback hurry and three solo tackles against Oregon State, including a TFL (Nov. 30)...notched a pair of solo tackles in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6)...posted a career-high 3.0 TFLs in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 6 Penn State, finishing with one sack and six total tackles (Dec. 31).
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 CAREER
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.
- Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Finalist (2024)
- College Football Network Honorable Mention All-America (2024)
- 2x All-Mountain West First Team (2023, 2024)
- Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team (2024)
- College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-America (2023)
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society (2024-25)
- 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022, 2023)
- 4x Academic All-Mountain West (Fall 2021, 2022. 2023, 2024)
- 3x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021-22, 2022-23, 2024-25)
SENIOR (2024)
Honors: Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Finalist…College Football Network Honorable Mention All-America…All-Mountain West First Team…Phil Steele All-Mountain West Second Team...National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: 17 quarterback hits (1st MW / 3rd NCAA)...62 total pressures (1st MW / 5th NCAA)...15.5 tackles for loss (T-3rd MW / T-17th NCAA)...9.5 sacks (3rd MW / T-16th NCAA)...24 career sacks (4th program history).
Top Highlights: Started all 14 games, tying for the team lead in TFLs (15.5) and ranking second in sacks (9.5)...tallied four tackles at Georgia Southern, including 0.5 TFLs (Aug. 31)...notched five tackles and a solo sack at No. 7 Oregon (Sept. 7)...posted three tackles and a solo sack against Portland State (Sept. 21)...made a career-high eight tackles in a win over Washington State, including a pair of solo sacks (Sept. 28)...finished with three tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 1.0 sack against Utah State (Oct. 5)...recorded 1.5 sacks at Hawai’i (Oct. 12)...registered three tackles at UNLV, including 0.5 sacks (Oct. 25)...had a pair of quarterback hurries and 0.5 sacks against San Diego State (Nov. 1)...tallied a solo TFL and two quarterback hurries in a win over Nevada (Nov. 9)...recovered a fumble and had a solo tackle at San Jose State (Nov. 16)...finished with four tackles and 2.0 TFLs at Wyoming, recording a 12-yard sack on a crucial fourth down in the final minutes (Nov. 23)...had a quarterback hurry and three solo tackles against Oregon State, including a TFL (Nov. 30)...notched a pair of solo tackles in the MW Championship win over No. 20 UNLV (Dec. 6)...posted a career-high 3.0 TFLs in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 6 Penn State, finishing with one sack and six total tackles (Dec. 31).
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 CAREER
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.
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