Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes. Four seasons at Boise State, two different head coaches: Andy Avalos and Spencer Danielson. He has been named All-Mountain West two seasons running, most recently in 2024. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Georgia Southern, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Boise State, 24 sacks — drafted at #196 overall by Detroit.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Andy Avalos → Spencer Danielson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Spencer Danielson
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boise State | 48 | 28 | 15.5 | 9.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boise State | 50 | 29 | 16.5 | 12.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Boise State | 14 | 8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Boise State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 117 | 69 | 34.0 | 24.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2024
W 29–24
at UNLV
3 TOT · 0 SACKS · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Finisher
Turns pressure into sacks — when he gets there, he finishes.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Travis Bates’s 2024 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyre West's senior season at Tennessee (2025).
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