Mohamed Diallo | |
Position1: | Defensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 10 October 1997 |
Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 5 |
Weight Lbs: | 305 |
College: | Arizona Western College Texas A&M Central Michigan Arizona |
High School: | Eastern Commerce (Toronto, ON) |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2021 |
Cfldraftedround: | 3 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 19 |
Cfldraftedteam: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Playing Team1: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Import: | no |
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Cfl: | mohamed-diallo |
Mohamed Diallo (born October 10, 1997) is a Canadian professional football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Arizona Western College, Texas A&M, Central Michigan and Arizona.
Diallo attended Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto but did not play football.[1] [2] [3]
Diallo played college football at Arizona Western College from 2016 to 2017, recording career totals of 30 tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.[4]
Diallo transferred to play Texas A&M in 2018, appearing in one game.[4]
Diallo transferred to play at Central Michigan from 2019 to 2020. He played in six games, starting four, in 2019 and totaled seven tackles. He appeared in four games, all starts, in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, accumulating 19 tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, earning first team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) honors.[5]
Diallo transferred to Arizona in 2021. He played in 11 games, starting six, in 2021, recording 35 tackles and 4.5 sacks.[1]
Diallo was selected by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the third round, with the 19th overall pick, of the 2021 CFL Draft.[6] He signed with the team on June 1, 2022. He was placed on, and activated from, injured reserve several times during the 2022 season.[7] Overall, Diallo played in 16 games, starting two, for the Tiger-Cats in 2022, totaling eight tackles on defense and one sack. Like the previous season, he was placed on, and activated from, injured reserve several times in 2023.[8] Overall, he appeared in 11 games, starting six, in 2023, recording nine tackles on defense and one sack.[9] Diallo was released on May 12, 2024.[10]