Ahmed
Hassanein.
Ahmed
Hassanein.
Boise St.· 6'2"· 267 lb· 4.77s 40
"Egypt-born and only introduced to football in high school, Hassanein produced 24 sacks at Boise State on relentlessness and hand violence, and the developmental runway is the entire reason to draft him."Pre-draft read
Hassanein rushes like someone who refuses to be blocked twice by the same move. He is a heavy-handed, straight-line power player at 6-2, 267 who converts speed to power quickly, works long-arm and rip combinations, and keeps his legs churning after contact. The 12.5-sack 2023 season and 9.5-sack, 15.5-TFL follow-up were built on effort rushes and second-reaction pressure as much as on wins at the snap.
He is a plus run defender for the same reasons: he strikes first, keeps his outside arm free, and does not get reached. What he lacks is bend and top-end burst — the 4.77 forty shows up when he tries to run the arc against an athletic tackle, and he compensates by going through people instead of around them.
Four-man front that values a strong-side end who sets a hard edge on early downs and collapses the pocket with power on passing downs.
Year 1 rotational base end and core special teamer, roughly 25 snaps a game.
Speed-rush-first scheme that asks edges to win the arc in a wide alignment.
Ahmed Hassanein Boise State Highlights
Ahmed Hassanein Highlights | 2025 NFL Draft
Ahmed Hassanein Highlights 🔥 - Welcome to the Detroit Lions
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Elite Motor
His pursuit and second-effort pressure are constant.
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Active Hands
Possesses violent, active hands with a functional long-arm and rip.
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Highly Productive
Recorded 24 career sacks and 34 tackles for loss.
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Strong Edge-Setter
He is a strong, disciplined edge-setter against the run.
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Rapid Development
Showed rapid year-over-year development given how recently he started playing.
- 01
Limited Bend
He cannot flatten the corner against NFL tackles.
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Below-Average Speed
His long speed is below average at 4.77 for the position.
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Repetitive Rush Plan
Rush plan can become repetitive when power is neutralized.
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Competition Level
Production came largely against Mountain West competition.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.77sp50
- Vertical
- 32.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 113inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 27repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Boise State | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Boise State | 13 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Boise State | 14 | 48 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 40 | 117 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Like Buggs, Hassanein could carve out a niche as a rotational base end, providing solid run defense and occasional pressure on passing downs with his motor.
Hassanein shares Dunlap's raw power and late-blooming potential, projecting as a strong-side end who can disrupt both run and pass plays with his physical style.
Hassanein's floor sees him as a depth player contributing primarily on special teams while vying for a limited role in the defensive line rotation.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Sixth-round Detroit selection in 2025, entering the league as a high-motor rotational edge and special teams contributor.
Runway is the argument. Hassanein has played football for a fraction of the time his peers have, and he still finished with 24 sacks — which means the curve has not flattened.
In hindsight Detroit is the ideal fit. That defensive staff prizes effort, hand violence and edge-setting over athletic testing, and Hassanein is a caricature of those traits.
The honest ceiling is a quality rotational end with 5-7 sacks a year, not a premier rusher. But at pick 196 the combination of floor, motor and unfinished development is exactly the kind of bet that pays.