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AAMIL WAGNER

Throughout his career, Aamil has been passionate about impacting the community around him. Having benefited from the help of his community growing up, he is driven to continue to raise others around him up, providing support to return on what he has been given.

Aamil’s “why”, in his words, is to represent his family, use the gifts God gave him, and give back what people have given him. He needed support from his community when he was growing up, and he is driven to give back his time and effort to helping others in the same way.

He hopes to use his Master’s in Nonprofit Administration to start a foundation or fund that helps reduce pay-to-play fees for high school student-athletes, assisting youth athletes to be able to receive the benefits of playing sports in the community without the barrier of added costs.

His parents, Teresa and Lee, raised him to focus on his faith and his academics ahead of football, to keep his values strong and push himself in the classroom and stay involved with his family and community. His parents both work for nonprofit organizations, with his mother working at a local senior center and his father working at a local homeless shelter.

In 2024, he was honored with the Notre Dame Football Scholar Athlete Award, presented to the Notre Dame Football player who has not only had academic success, but done so in a fashion that students should emulate by connecting with faculty, utilizing resources and engaging with the campus community. He graduated in three years and is now pursuing a master’s degree in nonprofit administration.

He has appreciated the opportunity and to work with students from many different backgrounds, especially as his focus of study centers around working with others and problem solving. He has learned how data storytelling can help him go beyond working with people he knows to working with the community around him.

Wagner completed his Notre Dame undergraduate degree in strategic management, and is now pursuing a master’s degree in nonprofit administration. Wagner leads initiatives to improve the lives of athletes off the field, from youth athletics to collegiate student-athletes. He is heavily involved in the leadership of player development initiatives at Notre Dame which support in the areas of goal-setting, relationship-building, networking, leadership, financial planning and performance. 

He also serves as the president of the Notre Dame chapter of Uplifting Athletes, an organization which supports the rare disease community and their families through local outreach, events and fundraising. Through the organization, Wagner has planned events and stayed in direct contact with families. 

In addition, he is a regular volunteer at his local senior center, homeless shelter and church. He has also worked with Just a Pair of Shoes, which provides community youth a new pair of shoes, near his hometown. On campus, Wagner is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council and Notre Dame Christian Athletes. 

Game-by-Game:

  • at MIAMI (8/31): Started on the offensive line
  • TEXAS A&M (9/13): Started on the offensive line
  • PURDUE (9/20): Started on the offensive line… helped the Irish record 254 yards rushing
  • at ARKANSAS (9/27): Started on the offensive line for the Irish in the win… paved the way for 210 yards rushing
  • BOISE STATE (10/4): Started on the offensive line
  • NC STATE (10/11): Started on the offensive line for the Irish… helped pave the way for two rushing touchdowns
  • USC (10/18): Started on the offensive line… paved the way for an Irish ground game that totaled 306 rushing yards
  • AT BOSTON COLLEGE (11/1): Started on the offensive line… part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack… paved the way for 159 yards rushing and 5.5 yards per carry
  • NAVY (11/9): Started on the offensive line… helped the Irish record over 500 yards of total offense, including 249 yards on the ground… part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack
  • at PITTSBURGH (11/15): Started on the offensive line for the Irish… paved the way for 175 yards rushing
  • SYRACUSE (11/22): Started on the offensive line… paved the way for the Irish offense to rush for a season-high 329 yards and 13.7 yards per carry