2021 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
Afternoon
Aaron Hansford
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- High School:
- St. John's College
2021 (GRADUATE): Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts … Paced the team with 89 takedowns and was third on the team with 8.5 tackles for loss ... Led the defense with eight tackles in the season-opening win over Kent State … Tallied three tackles, 1.0 for a loss, and a QB hurry that led to a Jayden Peevy pick early in the first quarter in the win at Colorado … Totaled four tackles, 1.5 for loss and a sack against New Mexico ... Matched his season-high of eight tackles and added a sack against Arkansas ... Logged a career-high 13 tackles against Mississippi State ... Equaled a team-high nine tackles in the win over No. 1 Alabama ... Tallied seven tackles, including 2.0 for loss, and a pass breakup at Missouri ... Recorded his first career fumble recovery against South Carolina ... Led the Aggies with nine tackles as the defense held No. 12 Auburn to just three points ... Added nine tackles at Ole Miss ... Recovered a fumble and took it for six for his first career touchdown against Prairie View ... Led the defense with eight tackles at LSU ... Given the Defensive Production Award at the annual team banquet.
2020 (SENIOR): Started nine games ... Finished second on the team in tackles with 49 ... Helped lead the defense with 11 tackles, reaching double figures in the category for the first time in his career, in the season-opening win over Vanderbilt ... Had a tackle for a 2-yard loss at Alabama ... Tallied three takedowns in the win over Florida ... Had one of A&M's season-best 6.0 sacks as part of a nine-tackle performance in the win at Mississippi State … Had seven tackles in the win over Arkansas … Recorded a sack and 1.5 tackles-for-loss as the A&M defense limited the Gamecocks to 150 yards of total offense in the win at South Carolina … Matched his career high 1.5 tackles-for-loss and set a new career mark of two QB hurries in the win over LSU … Made eight tackles, 1.5 for loss and added a sack in the victory at Auburn … Had three tackles in the win at Tennessee.
2019 (JUNIOR): Played in all 13 games, making the start at LSU … Made the move from wide receiver to linebacker in the offseason ... Saw the field in the season-opening win over Texas State … Had a pair of tackles and broke up a pass in the win over Arkansas … Made the first sack of his career for a 10-yard loss against Alabama … Was in on a tackle and broke up a pass against Mississippi State … Had three tackles against UTSA … Made two tackles, including a sack for an 8-yard loss at Georgia … Made four tackles at LSU … Earned the Special Teams Most Improved Award at the annual team banquet.
2018 (SOPHOMORE): Did not see any action due to an injury.
2017 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in seven games, making three catches for 39 yards … Recorded four tackles while on special teams … caught two passes for 11 yards against Nicholls … had a season-long reception of 28 yards versus Louisiana … made two tackles against Alabama.
2016 (REDSHIRT): Saw limited action in two games before suffering a season-ending injury, granted a medical redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Joe Patterson at St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. ... Rated as a 4-Star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Scout, Rivals ... played in the 2015 Under Armour All-American ... named 2015 First Team All-USA Today D.C. ... ran track in high school … also a member of the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) at St. John’s.
