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Jersey Number 0
Andrew Awe
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Lake Ridge HS
Pronunciation Guide
2025
Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s postseason All-Texas second team after a standout campaign that saw him lead the Owls with 106 tackles, good enough for fifth in the American… Named by conference coaches and Phil Steele as a third-team American all-conference and Rice’s nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy… His 106 tackles were the most for an Owl since Emmanuel Ellerbee finished 2017 with 120… Reached double figures in tackles four times, the most at Rice since Ellerbee had seven in 2017, capped with a career-high 14 at South Florida… Closed with 35 tackles in his last four games, along with four TFL and 3 sacks… One of 20 Owls to play in three bowl games in their careers…Older brother Micah was named All-CFL and led the league in tackles (117) while playing for the BC Lions… Credited with his first two career solo sacks vs. UAB and also forced a fumble… Credited with 15 total pressures on only 39 pass rushes… Second on the team with 824 snaps.
2024
Third on the team with a career-best 52 tackles while making a career-high 10 starts and adding a career-best four tackles for loss… More than doubled his previous career tackle total (42) in his previous 24 games… Closed strongly, with 22 tackles over the final four games… Credited with his first career sack in the season finale vs. USF, one of a career-best two TFLs on the day… Played in a career-best 411 snaps on defense and added 132 on special teams.
2023
Credited with 20 tackles on the season, including 16 over the last five games… Played in 11 games and made three starts (SMU, Charlotte, Texas State)… Top tackle game came at UTSA (4) and vs. Texas State in the First Responder Bowl where he also set career-highs with 1.5 TFL and two total pressures… Posted his top two grades from PFF in the final two games of the regular season (86.7 vs. Charlotte, 77.8 vs. Florida Atlantic) ... Preseason 2nd team All-AAC special teams-College Football Network
2022
Completed his rise from a walk-on to earn a scholarship at the end of training camp and finished the year with 22 tackles, including a team-leading eight on special teams… Made his collegiate debut with a start in the opener at USC… Credited with a then career-high six tackles in his second career start (at LA Tech), including his first career TFL (loss of 2 yards)… Surpassed that total in his next game, totaling eight tackles vs. Charlotte, seven of them solos… Shared a TFL as part of a four-tackle effort vs. UTSA… Finished the year with 126 snaps on defense and another 238 (second on the team) on special teams.
2021
Did not see action... Joined the Owls as a walk-on in 2020 but did not participate during games.
Mansfield Lake Ridge High School
Played for head coach Kirk Thor for the 6A District champions... Named 6A All-District Honorable Mention... Recorded 68 tackles, two sacks, and one fumble recovery as a senior... A member of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Top 300 and top 25 linebackers heading into his senior year.. In his career, he had 150 tackles, three sacks, and five forced fumbles... Named Academic MVP, 6A Academic All-District, and 6A Academic All-State.
Personal
Full name: Andrew Adewole Awe... Born: March 23 at Arlington, Texas... Parents: Charles and Abigail Awe ... (two brothers, one sister)... Brother Micah played football at Texas Tech and is a linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL... Majors: Computer Science, Psychology, Cognitive Sciences... College: Hanszen.
Hanszen College
2025
Named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s postseason All-Texas second team after a standout campaign that saw him lead the Owls with 106 tackles, good enough for fifth in the American… Named by conference coaches and Phil Steele as a third-team American all-conference and Rice’s nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy… His 106 tackles were the most for an Owl since Emmanuel Ellerbee finished 2017 with 120… Reached double figures in tackles four times, the most at Rice since Ellerbee had seven in 2017, capped with a career-high 14 at South Florida… Closed with 35 tackles in his last four games, along with four TFL and 3 sacks… One of 20 Owls to play in three bowl games in their careers…Older brother Micah was named All-CFL and led the league in tackles (117) while playing for the BC Lions… Credited with his first two career solo sacks vs. UAB and also forced a fumble… Credited with 15 total pressures on only 39 pass rushes… Second on the team with 824 snaps.
2024
Third on the team with a career-best 52 tackles while making a career-high 10 starts and adding a career-best four tackles for loss… More than doubled his previous career tackle total (42) in his previous 24 games… Closed strongly, with 22 tackles over the final four games… Credited with his first career sack in the season finale vs. USF, one of a career-best two TFLs on the day… Played in a career-best 411 snaps on defense and added 132 on special teams.
2023
Credited with 20 tackles on the season, including 16 over the last five games… Played in 11 games and made three starts (SMU, Charlotte, Texas State)… Top tackle game came at UTSA (4) and vs. Texas State in the First Responder Bowl where he also set career-highs with 1.5 TFL and two total pressures… Posted his top two grades from PFF in the final two games of the regular season (86.7 vs. Charlotte, 77.8 vs. Florida Atlantic) ... Preseason 2nd team All-AAC special teams-College Football Network
2022
Completed his rise from a walk-on to earn a scholarship at the end of training camp and finished the year with 22 tackles, including a team-leading eight on special teams… Made his collegiate debut with a start in the opener at USC… Credited with a then career-high six tackles in his second career start (at LA Tech), including his first career TFL (loss of 2 yards)… Surpassed that total in his next game, totaling eight tackles vs. Charlotte, seven of them solos… Shared a TFL as part of a four-tackle effort vs. UTSA… Finished the year with 126 snaps on defense and another 238 (second on the team) on special teams.
2021
Did not see action... Joined the Owls as a walk-on in 2020 but did not participate during games.
Mansfield Lake Ridge High School
Played for head coach Kirk Thor for the 6A District champions... Named 6A All-District Honorable Mention... Recorded 68 tackles, two sacks, and one fumble recovery as a senior... A member of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Top 300 and top 25 linebackers heading into his senior year.. In his career, he had 150 tackles, three sacks, and five forced fumbles... Named Academic MVP, 6A Academic All-District, and 6A Academic All-State.
Personal
Full name: Andrew Adewole Awe... Born: March 23 at Arlington, Texas... Parents: Charles and Abigail Awe ... (two brothers, one sister)... Brother Micah played football at Texas Tech and is a linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL... Majors: Computer Science, Psychology, Cognitive Sciences... College: Hanszen.
Hanszen College
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