Almondo Sewell

Height:
6-1
Weight:
285
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Trenton, N.J.
High School:
Hargrave (Va.) Military Acad. / Trenton Central HS

Last name is pronounced SEE-well.

as a Junior (2009): A third team All-MAC selection who started all twelve games ... made 53 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss ... tallied a season-high 11 stops in the game at Northern Illinois (Oct. 31) ... recorded eight tackles in the game at Central Michigan (Sept. 26) ... against Temple (Nov. 13), had seven tackles ... blocked a field goal against Indiana (Sept. 19) ... made five tackles, one for a loss, in the season-ending win over Eastern Michigan (Nov. 27).

as a Sophomore (2008): Named third team All-MAC and will be looking to become just the second Zip to earn All-MAC honors three times in a career, joining Chris Kemme ... was THE constant on a battered UA defensive line, which featured one senior, three sophomores and five freshmen ... led the defensive linemen with 62 tackles, adding six tackles for losses and a blocked field goal ... led the Zips with eight tackles in the win at Syracuse ... also tallied eight stops (seven solo) in the win at Eastern Michigan ... combined for four TFL and 1.5 sacks in wins over Army and Kent State ... in the four overtime thriller with Buffalo, registered a career-high 13 tackles, including a half sack.

as a Freshman (2007): named second team All-Mid-American Conference as a true freshman ... was one of just three freshmen in the MAC, either true or redshirted, to be named all-conference (1st, 2nd or 3rd team) in 2007 ... named honorable mention Freshman All-American by Scout.com and The Sporting News ... Named Akron’s Most Valuable Defensive Lineman ... after coming to Akron as a linebacker, he made the move to defensive end due to injuries along the defensive front and his play-making ability ... after a slow start to the season -— learning the position, Sewell ended his freshman campaign with 65 tackles, fifth-best on the team, with 14 tackles for losses. Also, in Akron’s eight league games, had 51 tackles, second-best on the squad ... tallied at least one TFL in 10 of Akron’s 12 games, including at least one in each of the final eight games of the season ... His 0.83 TFL per game ranked 17th-best in the MAC and his two forced fumbles ranked ninth ... began his break-out season at Indiana, getting five tackles — all assists ... the following week versus Kent State, he had six solos stops ...midway through the season, he put up impressive numbers on consecutive weeks ... in Akron’s win over Western Michigan, he had eight tackles with two forced fumbles ... the following week, he turned in a career-high 11 tackles with 1.5 for losses, including 1.5 sacks, versus Temple ... recorded seven tackles at Buffalo ... had a season-best 2.5 tackles for loss at Bowling Green, including a sack ... closed the season with four tackles versus Ohio and five each versus Miami and Central Michigan.

Prior to Akron: Played one season at Hargrave Military, who went 7-3, after signing with Virginia in 2006 ... at Trenton Central: Ranked the third-best inside linebacker in the country by Max Emfinger ... Listed as the #97 linebacker nationally by Scout.com ... Rated as the 18th-best overall player in New Jersey by Scout.com and 29th-best by Rivals.com ... Named a PrepStar All-Big East/Independent Region ... Tabbed third team All-State as a senior and first team All-South Jersey by the Newark Star-Ledger ... Made 125 tackles, caused seven fumbles, had three quarterback sacks and an interception in just eight games ... Set a state record with 55 tackles in a three-game span ... Had 11 tackles, including two for loss, and caused a fumble in Max Emfinger’s All-American Bowl in Louisiana in January 2006 ... Finished his junior year with 92 tackles, including 35 solo, and a quarterback sack ... Rushed 82 times for 756 yards and 11 touchdowns as a fullback ... Also played baseball and threw the shot put at Trenton Central.

TACKLES	Games	Unassisted	Assisted	Total	Tackle For Loss	Pass Deflected	Forced Fumble	Fumble Recovery	Black
2007	12	35	30	65	10.0-27	1	2	0	0
2008	12	37	25	62	6.0-22	0	0	0	1
2009	12	29	24	53	5.5-11	1	2	0	2
TOTAL	36	101	79	180	21.5-60	1	2	0	2