No. 56 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Miami, Florida, U.S. | April 12, 2000||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Miami Carol City Senior (Miami Gardens, Florida) | ||
College: | Louisville (2018–2022) | ||
NFL Draft: | 2023 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Yasir Abdullah (born April 12, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville.
Abdullah attended Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens, Florida. [1] During his high school career he had 137 tackles and 20 sacks. He committed to the University of Louisville to play college football.
Abdullah played in 11 games and had eight tackles as a true freshman at Louisville in 2018. In 2019, he started eight of 13 games, recording 45 tackles, one sack and one interception. [2] He started seven of 11 games in 2020, finishing with 33 tackles and three sacks. Abdullah led Louisville in sacks in 2021 with 10 and had 61 tackles. [3] He returned to Louisville in 2022 rather than enter the 2022 NFL Draft. [4] He finished the year with 63 tackles, 9.5 sacks and two interceptions. [5]
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 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.47 s | 1.56 s | 2.60 s | 4.33 s | 7.00 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 23 reps | |
Sources: [6] [7] |
Abdullah was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round, 136th overall, of the 2023 NFL Draft. [8]
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