#90 - Adham Talaat

Position: DL

Year: Jr.

Hometown: Springfield, Va.

High School: West Springfield

Height: 6-6

Weight: 285

Major: Physical Education

Awards

• 2012 ECFC All-Academic Team
• 2012 CoSIDA Football Academic All-American - Division III second team
• 2012 All-ECFC Second Team Defense
• 2012 CoSIDA Football Academic All-District First Team (District 2)
• ECAC Division III Northeast Defensive Player of the Week - Oct. 24
• ECFC Defensive Player of the Week - 10/22/12
• 2011 ECFC All-Academic Team
• 2011 All-ECFC Honorable Mention Defense
• ECFC Defensive Player of the Week - 9/5/11

Sophomore Season (2011): ECFC All-Academic Team...All-ECFC Honorable Mention selection on defense...ECFC Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 5)...led the ECFC in blocks with three...tied for 8th in the ECFC with 3.5 sacks...made 32 total tackles (22 solo) as 13 were tackles for a loss of 33 yards...the 6-foot-6 defensive end blocked a potential game-winning 32-yard field goal against Otterbein University as time expired in regulation on Sep. 5...started all 10 games this season.

Freshman Season (2010): Started six games for the Bison.

Before Gallaudet: Attended West Springfield High School and Northern Virginia Community College.

Personal: Son of Youssef Talaat and Nesrin El Bannan...has a younger brother...favorite food is Chipotle...role model is Prophet Muhammad...favorite athlete is Julius Peppers...fan of the Washington Redskins.

Why Gallaudet? "It has a comfortable campus and good people, as well as being close to home."