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#18 Abdul Janneh, Jr.

Abdul Janneh, Jr. - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Senior
Height 6-3
Weight 195
Hometown Hanover, Pa.
High School New Oxford H.S.
Last School Duquesne
Major Business Administration
Year R-Junior
Abdul Janneh, Jr. - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2023 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 12 of 13 games in his first season as a Yellow Jacket … Caught six passes for 122 yards … Led the team with 20.3 yards per reception … Tied for fourth on the team with two touchdown receptions … Caught a 33-yard pass in Tech debut against Louisville (Sept. 1) … Had only multi-reception game at Wake Forest (Sept. 23), hauling in two catches for 47 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown, in the Yellow Jackets’ 30-16 road win … Caught his second touchdown pass of the season, a 16-yarder, the next week against Bowling Green (Sept. 23) … Also had an 8-yard catch at Miami (Fla.) (Oct. 7) and an 18-yarder at Virginia (Nov. 4).

2020-22 (Duquesne): Appeared in 11 games in 2022, finishing with 43 catches for 579 yards and nine touchdowns … Hauled in eight catches for 121 yards and two touchdowns at Youngstown State … Also hauled in two touchdowns against Stonehill and LIU … Appeared in five games in 2021 … Returned two punts for 22 yards versus Va.-Lynchburg … Made one tackle at Sacred Heart … Appeared in final four games of 2020-21 season (playing in the spring due to Covid-19 pandemic), redshirting … Tallied eight receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown … Made first collegiate start in NEC Championship game vs. Sacred Heart (April 11) … Had three catches for season-high 42 yards including a season-long 29-yard reception in NEC Championship Game … Finished with three receptions for 30 yards and his first career touchdown in win over LIU on March 21 … Hauled in first career reception of 14 yards in win over Wagner … Recorded a reception for 6 yards in win over Bryant.

High School: Recorded 57 receptions for 1,071 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading New Oxford H.S. in all three categories … Garnered second team all-state honors … Helped Colonials to second round of district playoffs … Holds the school records for career receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns … Also a member of the basketball and track and field teams.

Personal: Has six sisters … Sister, Jamila, was a member of the track and field team at Temple from 2012-16 … Abdul is majoring in business administration.

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