Kofi Asare

2025: Joined the Gators as a transfer at the beginning of the spring semester... Made his Gators debut against LIU (Aug. 30)... Amassed 19 tackles (eight solo), 2.5 TFL (nine yards) and 1.0 sacks for seven yards across the season. vs. LIU: Made his Gators debut at EDGE in the season opener, where he made one solo tackle across 35 snaps (16 on defense and 19 on special teams). vs. USF: Assisted in one tackle against the Bulls in 12 total snaps (2 defensive and 10 special teams). at No. 3 LSU: Played a total of seven snaps against the Tigers and recorded two tackles (one solo). Earned a Tackle grade of 75.7 and Defense grade of 71.8 according to PFF. at No. 4 Miami: Made 5 tackles (3 solo) and recorded 0.5 TFLs for one yard on 36 defensive snaps. Improved his PFF Tackle grade to a season high 78.6 and had a Run Defense grade of 70.6. vs. No. 9 Texas: Played a total of 20 snaps against the Longhorns (8 defense and 12 special teams). at No. 5 Texas A&M: Totaled five snaps on the defensive line and 14 snaps on special teams. vs. Mississippi State: Played nine snaps on the defensive line and recorded his first sack of the season for a seven yard loss. vs. No. 5 Georgia: Played eight snaps on the defensive line, recording two solo tackles. at Kentucky: Played eight snaps (six on defense and two on special teams). at No. 7 Ole Miss: Played six snaps on specials teams. vs. No. 20 Tennessee: Saw action on 42 snaps (31 on defense and 11 on special teams) and recorded four tackles. vs. Florida State: Collected three tackles (two solo) on 40 snaps (27 on defense and 13 on special teams). Received a PFF Tackle grade of 76.6. Prior to Florida 2024 at UMass: Played in all 12 games with four starts at defensive end… Finished with 30 tackles (11 solo), 16 stops and ranked second on the team in tackles-for-loss (5.5) and sacks (3)... Logged a pass breakup, quarterback hurry with a forced fumble and recovery… Was second-highest graded pass rush defender (73.7)... Had a six game stretch of at least 0.5 tackle-for-loss, including a season-best 2.5 vs. Wagner… Had a sack at Mississippi State and 0.5 TFL against Missouri. 2023 at UMass: Appeared in eight games as a special teams contributor with 40 snaps… Made his collegiate debut in the season opener victory at New Mexico State. 2022 at UMass: Did not appear in a game and earned a redshirt. High School Attended Doherty Memorial… Was an Inter High and Division II All-Star… Named Thanksgiving Day Game MVP… Had 61 tackles, seven sacks and a touchdown his senior year.