| No. 43 – Cleveland Browns | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | May 18, 2001 Auburn, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Auburn | ||||||||
| College: | Florida (2018–2021) Utah (2022) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||||||
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Mohamoud Diabate (born May 18, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators before transferring to the Utah Utes and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Browns after the 2023 NFL draft.
Diabate grew up in Auburn, Alabama and attended Auburn High School. He committed to the Florida Gators on August 22, 2018. [1] [2]
Diabate played at Florida for three years before deciding to transfer to Utah for the 2022 season. [3] [4] In his collegiate career he totaled 228 tackles, 24 going for a loss, 10.5 sacks, an interception, 2 pass deflections and 4 forced fumbles. [5] His best season was with Utah in 2022, when he posted 58 tackles (13.5 being for a loss), 5 sacks, 1 pass deflection, and 1 forced fumble. [6]
Diabate was projected to be 6th to 7th round pick in the 2023 NFL draft. [7] [8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.52 s | 1.64 s | 2.66 s | 4.25 s | 6.96 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [9] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Diabate signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023. [10] On August 29, 2023, the Browns announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster. [11]
Diabate suffered a hip injury in Week 1 of the 2024 season and was placed on injured reserve on September 11, 2024. [12] He was activated on October 12.