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Jersey Number 7
Tommy Akingbesote
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 316
- Hometown:
- Largo, MD
- High School:
- Charles Herbert Flowers
- Major:
- Family Science
CAREER HONORS
As a Sophomore in 2022:
As a Freshman in 2021:
Before Maryland:
Personal:
Career Highs:
Tackles: 9 (Virginia, 9/14/24)
Sacks: 1 (4x, last vs. Villanova, 9/21/24)
TFL: 2.0 vs. Villanova, 9/21/24
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- Started all 12 games on the defensive line
- Team’s leading tackler among defensive linemen with 32 (16 solo)
- Also added 5.0 TFL for 23 yards,1.0 sack for nine yards, one QB hurry, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
- Career-high 2.0 TFL plus one sack vs. Villanova (9/21)
- Career-best nine tackles at Virginia (9/14)
- Appeared in all 13 games on the defensive line with seven starts
- Posted 28 tackles (16 solo), two pass breakups, one tackle for loss and one sack
- Tallied two solo tackles and a pass breakup in win against Auburn at TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)
- Broke up first career pass and recorded two tackles (one solo) in win at Michigan State (9/23)
- Started season opener vs. Towson (9/2) and set career-high with four tackles (one solo)
As a Sophomore in 2022:
- Appeared in 12 games with two starts (at Wisconsin, 11/5; at #14 Penn State, 11/12)
- Totaled 14 tackles (nine solo) with two sacks for a loss of 13 yards
- Earned first career start and tallied three tackles with a three-yard sack at Wisconsin (11/5)
- Recorded first career sack, for a 10-yard loss, at Indiana (10/15)
As a Freshman in 2021:
- Appeared in seven games on the defensive line
- Totaled three solo tackles, one in each of the Indiana (10/30), #22 Penn State (11/6) and #8 Michigan (11/20) games
- Made collegiate debut against Howard (9/11)
Before Maryland:
- Four-star defensive lineman by 247Sports & ESPN
- 19th-ranked defensive tackle in the country
- 14th-ranked player in Maryland
- Member of the ESPN 300
- Second Team All-Conference
Personal:
- Son of Odun and Arinola
- Chose Maryland because of "my relationship with the coaches and it's home"
- Sports hero is Chase Young
- Chose Maryland over Boston College, Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, South Carolina and Oklahoma
Career Highs:
Tackles: 9 (Virginia, 9/14/24)
Sacks: 1 (4x, last vs. Villanova, 9/21/24)
TFL: 2.0 vs. Villanova, 9/21/24
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