After redshirting his freshman season, Brian Asamoah jumped into the linebacker rotation in 2019 and made an impact. He played only 144 snaps that season behind Kenneth Murray and DaShaun White, but had 22 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks.
In 2020, with Murray off to the NFL, Asamoah was inserted into the starting lineup and led the Oklahoma Sooners in tackles. He had a big performance in the Big 12 championship win over Iowa State, coming up with six total tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks.
He led the Sooners again in tackles in 2021. Asamoah came up with the best games of his career over the final three weeks of the regular season against the top of the Big 12. He totaled 29 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and two forced fumbles.
Unfortunately, it didn’t end like his career started, with a Big 12 championship, but Asamoah played great football down the stretch and asserted himself as a top 75 prospect in the 2022 NFL draft.
On day two of the draft, Brian Asamoah was selected No. 66 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Brian Asamoah’s Oklahoma Profile
Vitals
Ht: 6-1
Wt: 228 lbs
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
High School: St. Francis De Sales HS
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three-star | No. 33 Outside Linebacker | No. 22 in Ohio
Career Stats
Defense & Fumbles Table
Tack
Tack
Tack
Tack
Tack
Def
Def
Def
Def
Fumb
Fumb
Year
Class
G
Solo
Ast
Tot
Loss
Sk
Int
Yds
Avg
PD
FR
FF
*2019
FR
9
11
11
22
3.5
2.0
0
0
1
0
0
*2020
SO
11
39
27
66
5.5
2.0
1
29
29.0
4
0
1
*2021
JR
12
56
24
80
3.5
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
Career
106
62
168
12.5
5.0
1
29
29.0
5
0
3
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 4/30/2022.
Accolades
Butkus Award Semi-finalist – 2021
All-Big 12 Second Team – 2020, 2021
Academic All-Big 12
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