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2009 Football Roster

8 Jamal Haruna

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 171
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Grand Prairie, Tex.
  • Highschool South Grand Prairie

Biography

Expected to start at one of the cornerback slots in 2010, after starting two games at the position last fall... moved from cornerback to safety for the Rams in 2009... appeared in every game at cornerback in 2008, starting six... stepped into the starting lineup in the defensive backfield as a freshman, starting ten games at cornerback... will bring that experience to the 2010 defensive backfield... also competed with the indoor track team in 2008-09, turning in the fastest 60m dash time... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2008 and 2009... played high school football with brother, Ahmed, along with Fordham teammates Robert Palmer and Ian Williams. 2009: Appeared in nine games as a junior in 2009... finished the season with 25 tackles, 19 solo, and broke up three passes... made a career-high eleven tackles, seven solo, in the win over Bryant... finished with five stops, four solo, and broke up two passes in the Old Dominion victory... made three solo tackles and broke up a pass in the season finale at Georgetown... recorded two solo tackles against Holy Cross. 2008: Appeared in all eleven games as a sophomore, starting six... registered 29 total tackles, 19 solo, including 0.5 for loss... made a season-high five solo tackles in the season finale with Bucknell... recorded four tackles, two solo, in the Colgate game and four more, one solo, at Holy Cross... finished with three tackles, two solo, with one for loss versus Lafayette... had two solo tackles in the season-opening win over Rhode Island. 2007: Appeared in all 12 games as a freshman, starting ten at cornerback... recorded 34 total tackles on the year, 22 solo, along with a pair of pass deflections... made a season-high six solo stops at Colgate... followed that with five solo tackles in the Lehigh win... finished with four tackles, two solo, and broke up a pass in the win over Holy Cross... also made four stops at Georgetown... made three tackles, two solo, in the season-opening win at Rhode Island... registered three tackles versus Bucknell. Before Fordham: A graduate of South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas... lettered with the football and track teams... National Youth Camp Top Forty and Top Shuttle Award winner... Warrior Iron Man Award recipient four straight years... regional track qualifier award three consecutive years... member of the National Honor Society... a National Merit Scholar Nominee... recipient of the Great Texas Scholar Award... Honorable Mention Class 5A Academic All-State... Fellowship of Bible Scholar Award recipient... one of nine players from South Grand Prairie to sign with an NCAA I school. Personal: Son of Kate and Ibrahim Haruna... has an older sister (Mimi) and a twin brother, Ahmed, who is also a member of the Rams... majoring in Business Administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2007Freshman

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 160 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2008Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 170 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2009Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 171 lbs
    8