2024 Football Roster

Caroline Sherman/Cornell Athletics
Taylor OConnor/UAlbany Athletics
Brent Warzocha/UAlbany Athletics

0 Faysal Aden

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 214
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Highschool West HS

Biography

2024:
  • Played in 11 games
  • Rushed for a total of 330 yards
  • Averaged over five yards per carry
  • Rushed for a season-high 133 yards at Cornell

2023:
  • Played in eight games
  • Rushed for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns against Maine (10.28)
  • Had two games with 100+ rushing yards
  • Rushed for 470 yards on the season
  • Named to the Fall 2023 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

Before UAlbany
2022 (Utah):
  • Did not see action
 
2021 (Utah):
  • Played on special teams against Weber State
  • Named to Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
 
2020 (Utah):
  • Did not see action
  • Named to Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
 
2019 (Utah):
  • Walk-on, redshirted
 
High School:
  • Team Captain
  • 1,026 all-purpose yards as a senior, recording 167 carries for 793 yards (8 TD) and 16 catches for 233 receiving yards (3 TD)
  • 63 carries for 190 rushing yards (3 TD) as a junior while battling injuries
  • Also competed in track and basketball
 
Personal:
  • Nicknamed “Face”
  • Son of Abdikadir Mursal and Asho Sijako
  • Has seven siblings
  • Intends to major in communications

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2023Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'7" 214 lbs
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    2024Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'8" 214 lbs
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