2002 South Region Candidates

KHALID ABDULLAH

Linebacker � Mars Hill College

6-3, 230, Senior, Jacksonville Beach, Florida

2002 Highlights:  He has been named SAC Player of the Week 3 times.  He leads the team in tackles, tackles-for-loss, fumbles forced and fumbles recovered.  He is 2nd in the SAC in tackles, fumbles forced and recovered.  He leads the SAC in tackles-for-loss.  

2002 Key Stats:  This season, he has 63 total tackles (51 solo), 13 tackles-for-loss and 3 sacks.  He also has 1 interception, 5 pass break-ups, 3 forced fumbles and 3 recovered fumbles.  

Career Awards and Accomplishments:  He was named SAC Defensive Freshman of the Year.  He was also named Daktronics All-Region and three-time All-SAC.  He holds the school record  for most sacks in a game (5), longest interception returns (100 yards, 2 games), and for most sacks in a season (15).  He was named USAFootball.com All-American.  He is a Mars Hill Team Captain.  He has helped lead the team to a 4-3 record this season.

NCAA Rankings:

Solo Tackles Per Game: Ranks 7th in Division II � 6.6

Tackles for Loss Per Game: Ranks 12th in Division II � 1.9

Forced Fumbles Per Game: Ranks 9th in Division II � 0.43

Year UT AT TT TFL Sacks INT FF RF
2002 51 12 63 13 3 1 3 3

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