Yousef Obeid

Honors FCS Freshman All-America: 2024 (Stats Perform, Phil Steele, FCS FB Central) MVFC Honor Roll: 2022, 2023, 2024 MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024 2024 Named as a Freshman All-America selection by Stats Perform, Phil Steele, and FCS Football Central ... Was 53-of-54 on extra points and 11-for-12 on field goals in his first season with the Bears ... Also averaged 57.8 yards on 75 kickoffs with 23 touchbacks ... Ranked 3rd nationally and 1st in MVFC in field goal percentage (.917) ... Also ranked 5th in MVFC and 55th in FCS ranks in field goals per game (0.92) ... His scoring average (7.2) ranked 6th in The Valley and 36th nationally ... Ranked 13th in MVFC in points responsible for per game (7.2) and 18th in total points responsible for (86) ... Earned MSU Special Teams Showtime honors for win at UT Martin (9/21/24) and win at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) ... Contributed 11 points at No. 16 Illinois State (10/12/24) with a pair of field goals and 5-of-5 extra points in addition to a 61.1 kickoff average with a pair of touchbacks ... Provided of MSU’s scoring in season finale vs. No. 3 South Dakota State with three field goals, including a season-long 50-yarder ... Was 8-for-8 on extra points in win at Murray State (11/9/24) as part of an 11-point day ... Converted all 7 extra-point attempts in win at UNI (10/26/24) with a 63.0 kickoff average and 3 touchbacks ... Posted season-high 4 touchbacks in home win over Indiana State (10/19/24)... Also named to Phil Steele MVFC fifth-team all-conference list ... Earned MVFC Honor Roll status ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 semester. Michigan State Redshirted as a true freshman in his only season at Michigan State with no games played. High School Named the Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) kicker of the year as a senior at Dearborn (Mich.) High School in 2022 ... Named to the MLive Metro Detroit Dream Team (second team) ... Earned Academic All-State honors from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association ... Helped coach Zeyad Hannonn's Pioneers to a playoff berth in Division 1 during his senior season ... Handled placekicking duties along with kickoffs and punts for Dearborn. Personal Yousef Obeid was born 5/25/05 in Dearborn, Mich. ... Son of Akram and Aruba Obeid of Dearborn ... Has five brothers, Mohammed, Deano, Ibrahim, Bilal and Nooh, and one sister, Danya ... Brother Ibrahim plays soccer at Northwestern University ... Majoring in Biomedical Science.