Izaah Lunsford

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Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
312
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Shroder Paideia

2016: Started all 12 games for the Falcons, recording 48 tackles … Had 21 solo tackles and 3.5 for loss … Added one sack, a fumble recovery, a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry … Had a season-high nine tackles against Eastern Michigan, picking up 1.0 tackle for loss … Had a quarterback sack at Toledo … Recovered a fumble and had a pass break-up in the team’s win over Buffalo to close the season.

2015: Played in 14 games on the defensive line … made two starts … had 25 total tackles (10 ua, 15 a) … made 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks … added two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup … started the season with five tackles (4 ua, 1 a) against Tennessee (Sept. 5) … had two tackles and a sack against Memphis in the home opener (Sept. 19) … added two tackles at Buffalo (Oct. 3) in his first career start … had two tackles against Ohio on Nov. 4 … had tackles in each of the season’s final six games … registered three tackles in the regular season finale at Ball State (Nov. 24) … had two tackles and a sack in the MAC Championship Game against NIU … had a season-high six tackles (1 ua, 5 a) and a TFL in the GoDaddy Bowl game loss to Georgia Southern.

2014: Played in 13 games during the season … recorded 12 tackles … had 2.0 tackles for loss … had a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup … registered a season-high three tackles in a win at Akron on Nov. 4.

2013: Played in five games, recording six tackles (4 ua, 2 a) … had a season-best four tackles (all unassisted) in a win at Eastern Michigan … also had 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, and a forced fumble in that game at EMU.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Is a 2012 graduate of Shroder Paideia Academy ... coached by Gerald Warmack ... team captain ... was a three-year starter ... earned all-league honors as a junior and senior ... also lettered in basketball and track ... was named first-team all-league in track ... owns the school record in the shot put.

Personal: Full name is Izaah Dwayne Lunsford ... son of Sean and Tabitha Lunsford ... born Oct. 21, 1993 ... has four brothers and three sisters ... majoring in liberal studies.