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2025 Catamount Football Roster

25 Nassor Ashenafi

  • Position Nickelback
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 170
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • High School Mallard Creek (N.C.) HS

Biography

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2025 (Freshman): Saw action in four games on special teams and as a defensive reserve, remaining eligible for a redshirt … Credited with three total tackles, all solo stops … Made his collegiate debut in the home win over Furman (Oct. 11), recording his first career tackle against the Paladins … Added solo stops at Chattanooga (Nov. 1) and against nationally-ranked Mercer (Nov. 8).

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Prior to Western Carolina: Spent two years at Mallard Creek High in Charlotte, moving to North Carolina from Washington, D.C., in 2023 … Recorded an interception in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game … Played at Archbishop Carroll High as a two-way player at running back and defensive back … Also ran track as a prep, winning a state championship.
 
Personal: is the son of Vakisla Milliner and Amenemhet Ashenafi.

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