Brian Asamoah

Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
228
Hometown:
Columbus, Ohio
High School:
St. Francis De Sales HS

Season	GP-GS	UT	AT	Total	TFL	Sacks	INT	FF	FR	PBU
2018	Redshirted
2019	14-0	11	12	23	3.5-22	2.0-19	0-0	0	0	1
2020	11-9	34	32	66	5.5-25	2.0-18	1-29	1	0	4
2021	12-10	55	35	90	4.0-16	1.0-8	0-0	2	0	0
Career	37-19	100	79	179	13.0-63	5.0-4.5	1-29	3	0	5

2021

A Butkus Award semifinalist … an All-Big 12 Second Team selection by league’s coaches and AP … named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team … played in 12 games and made 10 starts … opted out of the Alamo Bowl ... led team with 90 total tackles (55 solo) … tallied 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, one quarterback hurry and two forced fumbles … registered 12 tackles and 1.0 TFL at Oklahoma State (11/27) … recorded 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL, a forced fumble and a sack vs. Iowa State (11/20) … registered career highs of 14 tackles and 2.0 TFLs at Baylor (11/13) and forced a fumble … made eight tackles at Kansas (10/23) … recorded seven tackles in games vs. TCU (10/16) and Texas (10/9) … made nine stops apiece at Kansas State (10/2) and vs. West Virginia (9/25) … logged six tackles vs. Nebraska (9/18) … made three tackles vs. Western Carolina (9/11).

2020
An Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honoree … played in all 11 games and made nine starts … led the team with 66 total tackles (34 solo, 32 assists) ... tallied 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, four pass breakups, five QB hurries and a forced fumble … registered his first career interception (which he returned 29 yards) and recorded seven tackles (two solo) and a pass breakup in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... notched six total stops (four solo) and a half-sack in Big 12 Championship victory over No. 8 Iowa State (12/19) … registered six tackles (four solo), a tackle for loss and a pass breakup vs. Baylor (12/5) … logged seven tackles (four solo) vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State (11/21) … recorded five tackles (two solo, three assists) and a pass breakup vs. Kansas (11/7) … notched five stops (four solo) and a TFL at Texas Tech (10/31) … registered three solo tackles and a sack at TCU (10/24) … posted a season-high nine tackles, a half-sack and forced a fumble vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … recorded seven tackles (four solo) and two QB hurries at Iowa State (10/3) … notched four stops (two solo, two assists) and was credited with 0.5 TFLs and two QB hurries vs. Kansas State (9/26) … led team with seven tackles (one solo, six assists), a TFL and a pass breakup in season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12).

2019
Played in 13 games and made 23 tackles (five on kickoff coverage) ... finished with 3.5 tackles for loss (22 yards) and 2.0 sacks (19 yards) ... recorded a pair of tackles in the CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl vs. No. 1 LSU (12/28) ... had four tackles (0.5 for loss) against West Virginia (10/19) ... registered two tackles and a TFL against Texas (10/12) ... tallied three solo stops and a sack at Kansas (10/5) ... notched a season-high five tackles against Texas Tech (9/28) ... recorded his first career sack and two solo stops at UCLA (9/14).

2018
Redshirted ... did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... rated as the No. 29 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN, No. 39 by 247Sports and No. 42 by Rivals ... No. 19 player in Ohio by 247Sports and No. 22 by Rivals and ESPN ... posted 36 tackles (8.0 for loss and 1.5 sacks) and two pass breakups as a senior ... two-way player who also ran for 1,697 yards and 18 touchdowns on 248 carries and caught two passes for 90 yards and a touchdown in his high school career ... also received offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and others.

PERSONAL
Major is human relations ... last name pronounced ah-suh-MO-uh.