2023 Football Roster
Zubairu, Solomon
Jersey Number 11
Solomon Zubairu
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 245
- Hometown:
- Lawrenceville, Ga.
- High School:
- Archer HS
Bio
2022
Before Mercer
High School
- Started in all 11 games for the Bears
- Named All-SoCon Second Team
- Had 35 tackles on the year
- Had six tackles for loss, three sacks, and one forced fumble
- Led the team in sacks and ranked third in tackles for loss
- Had four games with five tackles
- Started in all 10 games for the Bears
- All-SoCon First Team Defense
- Accumulated 34 total tackles
- Led the team in tackles for loss for second year in a row with 5.5
- Had a forced fumble
- 5.0 sacks ranked him 3rd in the SoCon second year in a row
- Appeared in all 11 games for the Orange and Black
- Set career-highs in tackles (41), tackles for loss (9.5), and sacks (5.5)
- Led the team in tackles for loss, which ranks fifth all-time in a single season
- Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Chattanooga on March 27
- Tallied at least one sack during a three-game set (March 27-April 10)
- 5.5 sacks ranked him third in the Southern Conference
- Appeared in all 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman
- Made his collegiate debut at Western Carolina (Aug. 31)
- Tallied 16 tackles (5 solo, 11 assist) on the season
- Recorded a season-high five tackles (2 solo, 3 assist) against Wofford (Nov. 9) Tallied one sack on the season, the third most on the team
- Had 1.5 tackles for a loss
Before Mercer
High School
- Four-year letterwinner at Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Ga.
- Played defensive end & linebacker for the Tigers under head coach Andy Dyer
- Was a team captain for the Tigers
- Named to All-Region First Team & All-County Second Team as a senior
- Totaled 46 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss & six sacks, as a senior (per MaxPreps)
- Helped Archer HS reach the GHSA AAAAAAA Final Four in 2018
- Earned eight weekly Gwinnett County honors
- Son of Rahila Manu & Amos Zubairu
- Has one sibling, Justina
- Born on Nov. 16, 2000
- Twitter handle: @5langin
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