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Fofana, Amadou

Jersey Number 97
Amadou Fofana
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 280
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, TN
- High School:
- Mitchell
Bio
Pronounced AH-muh-doo foe-FAH-nuh
2019 First Team Academic All-Big 12
A defensive line contributor.
2019 (Junior): First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... A rotation player on the defensive line who saw action in 11 games, recording nine tackles and a quarterback hurry ... Had three multi-tackle games, making a season-high three stops against Tulsa ... Bagged two tackles against both Baylor and Kansas and had one tackle against both Oregon State and McNeese ... Credited with a quarterback hurry against McNeese.
2018: Redshirt.
Junior College: Played for coach Aaron Arnold at Highland CC in Kansas … Earned first team all-conference honors and honorable mention All-American Junior College honors … Played in all 10 of his team’s games as a sophomore, totaling 43 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass break up and three fumble recoveries … Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … 247Sports listed him as the No. 20 prospect in Tennessee, while ESPN listed him as the No. 13 JUCO prospect at his position in the national class ... Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Louisiana and others.
High School: Played for coach Nathan Cole at Mitchell High School … Totaled 47 tackles as a senior and 41 tackles as a junior … Finished his high school career with 22.0 tackles for loss, including 11.5 sacks in his senior season alone … A first team all-state and all-district selection as a senior and a first team all-metro selection as a junior and senior… Also competed in basketball and track and field.
Personal: Amadou Fofana was born Jan. 12, 1998, in Guinea, Conakry, Africa … Son of Saidou Fofana … Plans to study sports management.
2019 First Team Academic All-Big 12
A defensive line contributor.
2019 (Junior): First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... A rotation player on the defensive line who saw action in 11 games, recording nine tackles and a quarterback hurry ... Had three multi-tackle games, making a season-high three stops against Tulsa ... Bagged two tackles against both Baylor and Kansas and had one tackle against both Oregon State and McNeese ... Credited with a quarterback hurry against McNeese.
2018: Redshirt.
Junior College: Played for coach Aaron Arnold at Highland CC in Kansas … Earned first team all-conference honors and honorable mention All-American Junior College honors … Played in all 10 of his team’s games as a sophomore, totaling 43 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a pass break up and three fumble recoveries … Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … 247Sports listed him as the No. 20 prospect in Tennessee, while ESPN listed him as the No. 13 JUCO prospect at his position in the national class ... Chose Oklahoma State over offers from Louisiana and others.
High School: Played for coach Nathan Cole at Mitchell High School … Totaled 47 tackles as a senior and 41 tackles as a junior … Finished his high school career with 22.0 tackles for loss, including 11.5 sacks in his senior season alone … A first team all-state and all-district selection as a senior and a first team all-metro selection as a junior and senior… Also competed in basketball and track and field.
Personal: Amadou Fofana was born Jan. 12, 1998, in Guinea, Conakry, Africa … Son of Saidou Fofana … Plans to study sports management.
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