Ahmed Hassanein
EDGE
#61
Experience: R
Height: 6-2
Weight: 275 lbs
College: Boise State
Recent Games
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Career Stats
Defense Career
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Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Selected by the Lions in the sixth round (196th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft out of Boise State.
- Is the first defensive lineman the Lions have ever selected out of Boise State.
COLLEGE:
- Played four seasons (2021-24) at Boise State and totaled 119 tackles (69 solo), 35.0 tackles for loss, 24.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. His 24 career sacks ranks fourth in program history.
- 2024: Appeared and started in all 14 games, totaling 48 tackles (28 solo), 16.0 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
- Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Finalist
- First-Team All-Mountain West
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
- Academic All-Mountain West
- 2023: Appeared and started in all 14 games, recording 53 tackles (30 solo), 17.0 tackles for loss, and 12.5 sacks.
- First-Team All-Mountain West
- Academic All-Mountain West
- 2022: Appeared in nine games, posting 21 total tackles (10 solo), 2.0 tackles for loss and two pass defenses.
- Academic All-Mountain West
- 2021: Played in nine games, tallying five total tackles (four solo).
- Academic All-Mountain West
PERSONAL:
- Attended Loara High School in Anaheim, Ca., where he was a three-star recruit per 247Sports and Rivals.
- Grew up in Cairo, Egypt, where he ranked No. 1 in Egypt and No. 14 in Africa for his age group in CrossFit.
- Is the first defensive lineman the Lions have ever selected out of Boise State.
