#22 Asmar Bilal 2018-19 Football Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Game Ball Recipient vs. Boston College (2019)
• Notre Dame Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2015)

GRADUATE SEASON (2019)

• Appeared in all 13 games on the season, recording 79 total tackles with 10.0 TFLs, two break-ups, a QB hurry and fumble recovery
• Ranked third on the team in total tackles, trailing only fellow LBs Drew White and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (80 each)
• Led the team with eight tackles (four solo) in win over Boston College, including one for loss, while adding a pass break-up
• Finished Notre Dame career with 176 total tackles, 17.5 TFLs and two fumble recoveries

SENIOR SEASON (2018)

• Played in all 13 games, making 10 starts
• Recorded 50 total tackles, including 3.0 for loss
• Made nine tackles in win at No. 24 Virginia Tech
• Had one QB hurry in each of the first two games of the season

JUNIOR SEASON (2017)

• Played in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker
• Registered 16 tackles, 11 solo, and 1.5 TFLs

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)

• Played in all 12 games as a reserve
• Key special teams contributor
• Ranked tied for third on the team in special teams tackles with five
• Ranked second on the team in kickoff return tackles with five

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)

• One of two freshman linebackers who spent the season on the scout team and did not see the field
• Joined Josh Barajas as rookies who helped the Irish on their defensive scout team

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA

• Honorable mention pick on 2015 Parade prep All-America team
• Named to USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA Indiana Football Team as defensive player of the year and linebacker
• Second-team linebacker on MaxPreps All-American Team for 2015
• Ranked 87th player nationally and eighth outside linebacker on Scout 300 list
• Rated 183rd player in nation and number-two inside linebacker on 247Sports Top 247 list
• Listed as 23rd outside linebacker nationally by ESPN
• Rated 276th player nationally on Tom Lemming’s Top 300 list
• Named to Indianapolis Star Super Team for 2014
• Named to 2014 Indiana Class 6A all-state team by Associated Press
• Named to Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 all-state team
• Finished with 155 total tackles, 104 solo stops, six tackles for loss, five sacks and one interception as senior in 2014 at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Helped Ben Davis to 12-2 record and Indiana Class 6A state crown with 42-24 title-game win over unbeaten Carmel
• Made eight tackles, broke up three passes and forced a fumble in state championship contest
• Avenged regular-season losses to Warren Central and Carmel with wins over same two teams in regional and state championship Indiana playoff rounds in 2014
• All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and all-Marion County selections as senior in 2014
• Also earned Ben Davis mental attitude award as senior
• Named to IFCA Junior 6A All-State Football Team in 2013
• Led Ben Davis with 106 tackles and added five sacks and one fumble recovery as junior in 2013
• Played in U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, making one assisted tackle and recovering a fumble
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology