Tommy Akingbesote - Football - University of Maryland Athletics

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CAREER HONORS

As a Senior in 2024:

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)

As a Junior in 2023:

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:

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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