Linebacker, Oklahoma, 2018–21
Brian Asamoah
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2021)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Columbus, OH
- Born
- Mar 29, 2000
Brian Asamoah played linebacker at Oklahoma (2018–21). The Minnesota Vikings took Asamoah in round 3, No. 66 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highat Oklahoma State, 2021Honors
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 24 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 24 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Oklahoma | 24 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Oklahoma | 24 | LB | So. (Yr 4) | 6′1″ | 230 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2021 Oklahoma 12 games, 80 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Tulane | W 40–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Western Carolina | W 76–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Nebraska | W 23–16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. West Virginia | W 16–13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Kansas State | W 37–31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Texas | W 55–48 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. TCU | W 52–31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Kansas | W 35–23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Texas Tech | W 52–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Baylor | L 14–27 | 10 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Iowa State | W 28–21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Oklahoma State | L 33–37 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Oklahoma 11 games, 66 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Missouri State | W 48–0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Kansas State | L 35–38 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atIowa State | L 30–37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Texas | W 53–45 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | atTCU | W 33–14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atTexas Tech | W 62–28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Kansas | W 62–9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 41–13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Baylor | W 27–14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs.Iowa State | W 27–21 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Florida | W 55–20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 Oklahoma 10 games, 23 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Houston | W 49–31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. South Dakota | W 70–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at UCLA | W 48–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs.Texas Tech | W 55–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atKansas | W 45–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.Texas | W 34–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.West Virginia | W 52–14 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atKansas State | L 41–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atBaylor | W 34–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. LSU | L 28–63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2022 Senior Bowl (National team, won 20–10).
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¼″ | |
| Weight | 226 lb | |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 79″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.56 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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