Junior Aho
No. 92 – Carolina Panthers | |
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Position: | Nose tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Nice, France | February 2, 1999
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 272 lb (123 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | NMMI (2019) SMU (2020–2022) |
CFL Draft: | 2023G / Round: 2 / Pick: 16 |
Undrafted: | 2023 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Player stats at PFR |
Junior Aho (born February 2, 1999) is a French professional American football nose tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the SMU Mustangs.[1]
College career
[edit]In his college career, he recorded 43 tackles with 7.5 going for a loss, five sacks, and two forced fumbles, in three years with the SMU Mustangs.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Minnesota Vikings
[edit]After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Aho signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent through the NFL's International Player Pathway Program.[3] Additionally, he was drafted (16th overall) by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the 2023 CFL Global Draft. He was waived by the Vikings on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[4][5] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and became a free agent at the end of the season.[6]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]Aho signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 20, 2024.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Junior Aho". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Junior Aho College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Ragatz, Will (May 4, 2023). "SMU OLB Junior Aho joins Vikings via NFL's International Player Pathway Program". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Peters, Craig (August 29, 2023). "Vikings Set Initial 53-Man Roster for 2023". Vikings.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Peters, Craig (August 30, 2023). "Vikings Sign 12 Players to 2023 Practice Squad". Vikings.com. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Harrison, Jonathan (January 8, 2024). "Here are the 10 players the Vikings signed to futures contracts". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Panthers sign French defensive lineman Junior Aho as their international player". Yahoo Sports. May 20, 2024.
External links
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- New Mexico Military Broncos football players
- SMU Mustangs football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- Carolina Panthers players
- International Player Pathway Program participants
- French players of American football
- Sportspeople from Nice
- American football defensive lineman, 1990s birth stubs