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45 Jaylon Abdul-Karim

  • Position Defensive End
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • Prev School Duncanville HS
  • Major Criminal Justice

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Awards

All-Lone Star Conference (1): 2021 (HM)

Senior (2021)

garnered All-Lone Star Conference honorable mention... started each of MSU's 10 games at left defensive end... amassed 47 tackles including 29 solo stops, a team-high 15 tackles for loss, five quarterback sacks, nine quarterback hurries and two fumble recoveries... led the LSC and ranked 30th in NCAA Division II with 1.4 tackles for loss per game... ranked eighth in the LSC and 108th in NCAA Division II with 0.50 sacks per game... ranked third in the LSC and 23rd in NCAA Division II with two fumble recoveries... recorded at least one tackle for loss in eight of 10 games... made season-high eight tackles with 2.5 stops for loss and a sack against West Texas A&M (11/6)... made two quarterback sacks , recovered a fumble and had a quarterback hurry to help MSU clinch an outright LSC title with a 36-30 win over UT Permian Basin in the season finale (11/13)... credited with seven tackles including two tackles for loss, a quarterback sack, recovered a fumble and had a quarterback hurry in a season opening 48-27 win at Quincy (9/4)... logged seven tackles with 1.5 stops for loss and two quarterback hurries at Central Washington (10/2)... made five tackles with 2.5 stops for loss and three quarterback hurries in a 31-24 win in overtime versus Eastern New Mexico (9/25)... made three tackles with 1.5 stops for loss in MSU's 31-30 win over No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce at the former Ballpark in Arlington (9/11)...

Junior (2018)

played in seven games as a reserve defensive end... posted 23 tackles with 13 solo stops including four tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks... made season-high five tackles including one stop for loss against Angelo State (9/22)... made two sacks against No. 9 Texas A&M-Commerce (10/6)... made four tackles with a sack in the season opener against Humboldt State (9/1)... made four tackles against Humboldt State (9/1), UT Permian Basin (9/15) and Eastern New Mexico (9/29)...

At Navarro College

Sophomore (2017)

competed in six games as a reserve defensive end...helped team to a 6-4 overall record going 4-3 in conference play for a defense that allowed 294.2 yards per game...

At Midwestern State

Freshman (2015)

served redshirt season... accounted for five tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss with a sack and a quarterback hurry while helping Maroon to a 38-31 win in the 2016 Maroon vs. Gold Spring Game...

At Duncanville High School

a two-year letter winner for coach Jeff Dicus at Duncanville (Texas) High School... also competed in track & field...

Personal

son of Saeed Abdul-Karim and Sandra Burks...

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Defensive End
    6'4" 220 lbs
  • 45

    2018Junior

    Defensive End
    6'4" 220 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2021Senior

    Defensive End
    6'4" 220 lbs
    45