Hamsah Nasirildeen

Hamsah Nasirildeen (born January 17, 1999) is an American football safety for the Florida State Seminoles.

Hamsah Nasirildeen
Florida State Seminoles – No. 23
PositionSafety
ClassSenior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolConcord
(Concord, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-17) January 17, 1999
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Nasirildeen grew up in Concord, North Carolina and attended Concord High School, where he played safety, linebacker, tight end and wide receiver on the football team. He first played defense as a junior and made 85 tackles, five interceptions, two forced fumbles and broke up seven passes and also caught 35 passes for 634 yards on offense.[1][2] He was named a US Army All-American as a senior after making 108 tackles with three interceptions and 45 receptions for 751 yards and five touchdowns.[3][4] Rated one of the best recruits in North Carolina, he initially committed to play college football at South Carolina going into his senior year, but he later flipped his commitment to Florida State.[5][6]

College career

As a true freshman, Nasirildeen played in all 13 of Florida State's games and recorded 29 tackles with two passes broken up.[7][8] He again played in all of the Seminoles games with five starts at safety in his sophomore season, finishing the year with a team-leading 91 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups. As a junior he recorded 101 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, three passes broken up and two interceptions before he suffered a leg injury against Florida.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "247Sports Take: Gamecocks add five-star talent in Nasirildeen".
  2. "Four-star athlete Hamsah Nasirildeen commits to South Carolina".
  3. "Florida State flips a special talent". CBSSports.com.
  4. "FSU Signing Day Bio: 4-star S Hamsah Nasirildee". Democrat and Chronicle. February 1, 2017.
  5. "Concord football star Hamsah Nasirildeen commits to South Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. August 16, 2016.
  6. "Hamsah Nasirildeen to FSU: Seminoles Land 4-Star Safety Prospect". Bleacher Report. January 22, 2017.
  7. "Florida State most important player countdown: No. 17". Tallahassee Democrat. July 14, 2019.
  8. Reed, Tashan (November 14, 2019). "Examining Hamsah Nasirildeen's journey from quiet kid to burgeoning star at Florida State". The Athletic.
  9. "Safety Hamsah Nasirildeen expected to return to FSU for 2020".
  10. Karpovich, Todd (April 28, 2020). "FSU Safety Hamsah Nasirildeen Linked to Ravens in 2021". SI.com.
  11. "FSU football defensive back Hamsah Nasirildeen carted off the field vs. Florida". Tallahassee Democrat. November 30, 2019.
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