Linebacker, Auburn (from North Carolina), 2019–24
Eugene Asante
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 219 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Alexandria, VA
- Born
- Jan 22, 2001
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Eugene Asante played linebacker at North Carolina (2019–21) and Auburn (2022–24).
Career highs
12tackles, career hightwice; last at LSU, 20232sacks, career highat Missouri, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | North Carolina | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | North Carolina | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 23 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Auburn | 86 | 55 | 8.5 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | Auburn | 44 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 189 | 119 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | North Carolina | 9 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | North Carolina | 9 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | North Carolina | 9 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Auburn | 9 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Auburn | 9 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Auburn | 9 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 219 |
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
2024 Auburn 12 games, 44 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 73–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. California | L 14–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. New Mexico | W 45–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Arkansas | L 14–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Oklahoma | L 21–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Georgia | L 13–31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Missouri | L 17–21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Kentucky | W 24–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 7–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. UL Monroe | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Texas A&M | W 43–41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Alabama | L 14–28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Auburn 13 games, 86 tackles, 5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Massachusetts | W 59–14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atCalifornia | W 14–10 | 12 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Samford | W 45–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atTexas A&M | L 10–27 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Georgia | L 20–27 | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at LSU | L 18–48 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Ole Miss | L 21–28 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atVanderbilt | W 31–15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atArkansas | W 48–10 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. New Mexico State | L 10–31 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Alabama | L 24–27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 13–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Auburn 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs.Missouri | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 North Carolina 7 games, 23 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Virginia Tech | L 10–17 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Georgia State | W 59–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Virginia | W 59–39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 22–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Duke | W 38–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Pittsburgh | L 23–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at NC State | L 30–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 North Carolina 5 games, 24 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Syracuse | W 31–6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 56–45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Notre Dame | L 17–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Western Carolina | W 49–9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs.Texas A&M | L 27–41 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 North Carolina 3 games, 11 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–19).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0½″ | |
| Weight | 223 lb | |
| Arm length | 30¼″ | |
| Hand size | 8¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 73½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Bench press | 21 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.15 sW | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 sW |
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).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UFL | Houston Gamblers |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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