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Mohamoud Diabate
American football player (born 2001)
Mohamoud Diabate (born May 18, 2001) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida before transferring to Utah and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Browns after the 2023 NFL draft.
| No. 43 – Cleveland Browns | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (2001-05-18) May 18, 2001 (age 23) Auburn, Alabama, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Auburn | ||||
| College: | Florida (2018–2021) Utah (2022) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||
Diabate grew up in Auburn, Alabama and attended Auburn High School. He committed to the Florida Gators on August 22, 2018.[1][2]
Diabate played at Florida for three years before deciding to transfer to Utah for the 2022 season.[3][4] In his collegiate career he totaled 228 tackles, 24 going for a loss, 10.5 sacks, an interception, 2 pass deflections and 4 forced fumbles.[5] His best year came with Utah during the 2022 season, where he posted 58 tackles, 13.5 being for a loss, 5 sacks, a pass deflection, and 1 forced fumble.[6]
Diabate was projected to be 6th to 7th round pick in the 2023 NFL draft.[7][8]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.52 s | 1.64 s | 2.66 s | 4.25 s | 6.96 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) | 20 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[9] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Diabate signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[10] On August 29, 2023, the Browns announced that he had made the initial 53-man roster.[11]
- "Mohamoud Diabate, Utah, Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "Mohamoud Diabate Recruiting Profile". On3.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- Bagley, Cole (March 31, 2022). "Linebacker transfer Mohamoud Diabate left Florida to compete for a Championship in Utah". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- Harvey, Demetrius (January 4, 2022). "Florida Gators LB Mohamoud Diabate Transferring to Utah". SI.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "Mohamoud Diabate College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "2022 Utah Utes Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- "Utah Utes". NFL Mock Draft Database. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "MOHAMOUD DIABATE LB UTAH". NFL Draft Buzz. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "2023 NFL Draft Scout Mohamoud Diabate College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- "Browns sign nine undrafted free agents". clevelandbrowns.com. May 12, 2023.
- "Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 29, 2023.