Kader Diop

Pronunciation: kuh DARE JOPE Academics: Named Mountain West All-Academic in 2024 and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete in 2024-25. 2024 (Redshirt Junior Season): Played in 10 games, all on special teams … saw 82 snaps, all on kickoff return and punt return. 2023 (Redshirt Sophomore Season, San Diego Mesa): Lettered for one season at San Diego Mesa … he led the team with 38 catches, 641 receiving yards and seven touchdowns … also averaged 28.5 yards per kickoff return with a long of 57 yards … caught a career-best seven passes against Saddleback College for 70 yards … totaled a career-best 130 yards receiving on four grabs including a 72-yard touchdown … had two catches in a season opening win against San Bernardino Valley, a 7-yard TD and a 48-yard TD. 2022 (Redshirt Freshman Season, Southwestern College): Lettered at Southwestern for one season … led the team in receiving with 35 receptions … was tied for first with five touchdowns and was second in yards with 486 … caught at least four passes in seven of his 10 games … had four catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns in the opener against Grossmont … had four grabs for a season-high 101 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown against San Bernardino Valley … followed that up with four catches for 93 yards against San Diego Mesa … had a season-best five grabs against Palomar. 2021 (Freshman Season, Concordia): Redshirted his only season in 2021. High School: Lettered in football for three seasons at Minneapolis South … was team captain his senior season … named All-Minneapolis City Conference as a senior. Personal: Birthday is September 25, 2003 … majoring in liberal arts and integrative studies.