Zaid Hamden

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-0
Weight:
268
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Mason, Ohio
High School:
William Mason
Prev School:
Southern Illinois

TULSA – In his first season … came to Tulsa in the spring of 2023.

AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Spent the 2022 fall season at SIU.

AT JAMES MADISON – Spent the 2021 season at James Madison … played in five games and recorded five tackles, one TFL and one pass breakup … totaled two tackles and a half sack against Morehead State.

AT OHIO STATE – Spent the 2018-20 seasons at Ohio State … played in five career games … red-shirted in 2018 … played in three games in 2019 and two in 2020 … was named as an OSU Scholar-Athlete in 2019 and a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter on offense and defense at William Mason High School … was credited with 110 tackles, 30 TFL, 22 sacks, four forced fumbles and three pass breakups in his prep career … earned all-Ohio, all-county and all-conference honors as a junior and senior … had 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble as a senior … was also a prep wrestler, winning the sectional championship and qualifying for the state meet at 285 pounds … high school football coach was Brian Castner.

PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is the Cincinnati Bengals … his favorite NFL player is Aaron Donald … began playing football at age 10 … enjoys cooking and listening to music … favorite movie is Shawshank Redemption … lists Remember the Titans as his favorite sports movie … his favorite book is “The 48 Laws of Power” … has two siblings … mother is Heyam Hamdan … his father Nader is deceased …working on his MBA.