AJ Jaffal

Photo by: Kyle Crawford

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 216
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Dearborn, Mich.
Prev School:
Fordson HS
High School:
Fordson
Major:
Exercise Science

2016 (R-Fr.): Did not see any action.

2015 (Fr.): Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in football for coach Fouad Zaban at Fordson High … helped his team to a 10-1 record and a ranking as high as fourth in the state as a senior … helped the Tractors to a 30-11 mark in his career … anchored a defense that allowed the fewest points in a season by a Fordson team since 1973 … team captain as a senior … honorable mention all-state … all-city, all-league and all-conference as a junior and senior … tallied 91 tackles, seven sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior … managed 380 tackles, 24.5 sacks, 12 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries and five interceptions in career … Fordson’s Most Valuable Player as a senior … also played basketball at Fordson … received honorable mention on the all-city, all-conference and all-league teams as a junior … averaged 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.5 steals in junior season … set the school record for most three-pointers in a quarter … two-time Most Valuable Player.

PERSONAL: Son of Maurouf and Claudia Jaffal … one sister … born Feb. 13, 1997, in Farmington Hills, Michigan … full name is Abdallah Zein Jaffal.