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Jersey Number 34
Alassane Niang
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Salt Lake City
- High School:
- Highland HS
UTAH: Walk-on safety has one season of eligibility remaining.
2018–Played on special teams in the first game against Washington.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Played in six games at Fresno City College in 2017 as a transfer from Southern Utah, finishing with 11 tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup … played in three games at SUU in 2016 and redshirted in 2015 … honorable mention all-state as a senior at Highland HS (Utah) … all-region in 2014 … 23 tackles as a senior … also had 297 receiving yards (21 catches) and three touchdowns, seven kick returns for 258 yards (1 TD) and four punt returns for 201 yards (1 TD), 19 punts for 641 yards (4 inside the 20) in 2015 … 23 tackles and an interception as a junior … also had four catches for 63 yards in 2013 … team captain … also participated in soccer, basketball and track … member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Son of Amadou and Jennifer Niang … two brothers … started playing football in high school after moving from West Africa … speaks three languages … hobby is karate … economics major … name is pronounced al-a-son nee-ang … born in Mali, Bamako, Africa.
Utah Football Head Coach Morgan Scalley Introductory Press Conference | 1.06.25
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Utah Football Head Coach Morgan Scalley Introductory Press Conference
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