Adrian Awasom
Adrian Awasom is a Cameroonian former professional American football defensive end who played in the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at North Texas.
Early life
Awasom was born in Cameroon and moved with his family to the United States when he was four, growing up in Fort Bend County, Texas. Awasom attended Stafford High School where he was a three-sport start in football, basketball, and track. A two time All-District member and caught 22 passes for 350 yards at tight end as a senior. As a member of the basketball team, Awasom was a two-time All-State member averaging 16.7 ppg and 16.7 rpg as a senior and also earning All-Area honors. In track, he was a two-time All-State performer with a personal best of 189'74". Awasom is one of four players from Stafford HS to play in the NFL, others being Boris Anyama, Craig Robertson, and Jalen Pitre.College career
Named a member of the All-Sun Belt Conference Team three straight years to finish his career, Awasom assembled some monster numbers during that stretch from his spot on the defensive line. The 2004 season saw Adrian register 53 total tackles, 14 of which were for a loss of yards, which ranks fifth in school history. His most impressive game that season came in a win over Utah State when Awasom had 4.5 TFL, the second most tackles for loss in a game in program history. His 32 TFL's rank 3rd on the school all-time list and his 20 career sacks sits second. Awasom finished his career with 147 total tackles, four Sun Belt Conference Championships and three All-SBC selections.As a junior in 2003, Awasom totaled 44 tackles, including seven tackles for losses and four sacks, in 12 games and recorded a career-best eight sacks as a sophomore in 2002. Named a three-time all-Sun Belt Conference honoree, including a 1st-team selection as a junior and senior.