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Mohamed Toure

position

Linebacker

Height

6-2

Weight

235 lbs.

Class

Graduate Student

High School

Pleasantville

Hometown

Pleasantville, N.J.

Previous School

Rutgers

Mohamed Toure - Football - University of Miami Athletics

Career Honors & Accolades

  • 2025 All-ACC, Honorable Mention
  • 2023 All-B1G, Honorable Mention
2025 (Seventh-Year Graduate Student)

Served as one of team’s top defensive performers in arrival season at Miami…Started all 16 games at linebacker and led Hurricanes with 84 total tackles (38 solo)…Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition…Added three tackles for loss, two sacks, six PBUs and one quarterback hurry…Posted four tackles in season opener against Notre Dame (Aug. 31)…Had three tackles (one solo) against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 6)…Started against USF (Sept. 13)…Finished with 10 tackles and one sack in win over Florida (Sept. 20)…Totaled six tackles against Florida State (Oct. 4)…Had six tackles against Louisville (Oct. 17)…Recorded two stops against Stanford (Oct. 25)…Credited with eight stops (four solo) at SMU (Nov. 1)…Totaled five tackles against Syracuse (Nov. 8)…Had three stops against NC State (Nov. 15)…Had one tackle for loss as part of four-tackle performance in win at Virginia Tech (Nov. 22)…Ended year with two stops in win at Pittsburgh (Nov. 29)…Started College Football Playoff opener against Texas A&M (Dec. 20) and totaled eight tackles (three solo)…Had seven tackles against Ohio State (Dec. 31) in Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic…Four-tackle performance in VRBO Fiesta Bowl against Ole Miss (Jan. 8) included one sack…11 tackles vs. Indiana in College Football Playoff National Championship Game were tied for most by Hurricane all season.

Before Miami

Spent first six years of career (2019-2024) at Rutgers, where he delivered dominant career…Compiled 168 total tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks over 37 games with Scarlet Knights…Missed two full seasons (2022, 2024) due to injury…Selected team captain and named to Butkus Award watch list as nation’s top linebacker prior to 2024 season before season-ending injury…In breakout 2023 season under current Miami defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman, posted career-best totals of 93 tackles and 9.5 tackles for loss while adding 4.5 sacks…Named to Honorable Mention All-Big 10 team following 2023…Posted 52 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in 2022.

High School

Helped guide Pleasantville Greyhounds to an 8-3 record as a senior … Played running back and linebacker at Pleasantville … Recorded 69 tackles, including 10 for loss with five sacks and rushed for 981 yards and 11 touchdowns … Named First Team All-South Jersey on defense by Philadelphia Inquirer … Third Team All-State selection on defense by NJ.com … Second Team All-USA New Jersey by USA Today … Selected to USA Today Network 2018 All-New Jersey defensive team … First Team All-Group 2 selection on defense … First Team West Jersey Football League United Division All-Star (coaches) …Posted 93 tackles and four sacks in 2017 … Added 909 rushing yards and 10 total touchdowns … rated No. 29 prospect in New Jersey by NJ.com.