2021: Played in and started all 13 games ... named MAC Defensive Player of the Year ... named First Team All-MAC ... finished with 40 tackles, a team-high 13.0 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, while also recording nine quarterback hurries and two pass breakups ... started off season with season-high six tackles at Michigan ... had two tackles for loss and a sack in win at Pittsburgh ... had five tackles, two sacks and one forced fumble in win over San Jose State ... had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble in win over Akron ... had five tackles and 1.5 sacks in Quick Lane Bowl victory over Nevada.Â
2020: Played in four of six games during the pandemic-shortened season ... totaled 17 tackles, including six for loss and four sacks, while adding two QB hurries and a forced fumble ...  posted the team's second-best pass rush rating of the season per Pro Football Focus (90.4), trailing only Ralph Holley (90.6) ... Pass rush rating ranked among the top 13 in FBS per Pro Football Focus ... Had two TFLs, a sack and a QB hurry in the opener against Akron ... Made a sack and forced a fumble versus Toledo ... Had seven total tackles against Eastern Michigan ... Recorded a sack and QB hurry in the finale at Ball State ... preseason first team All-Mid American Conference selection by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.
2019: Second team All-MAC ... started all 13 games ... totaled 53 tackles, 15.0 TFL, 6.5 sacks, four caused fumbles, one fumble recovery, one PBU and nine QB pressures ... paced the MAC and tied for sixth nationally in forced fumbles per game with 0.31 ... finished third in the league in TFL per game (1.15) and tied for fifth in sacks per game (0.50) ... ranked third in the MAC in total TFL and sixth in sacks ... led the Broncos in TFL and sacks ... compiled 10 games with 3+ tackles including a season-high seven stops against Georgia State, Toledo and Northern Illinois ... had five tackles versus Miami ... recorded 1.5+ TFL in four games with a year-best 4.5 at Northern Illinois, the most by a Bronco in a game since Drew Nowak’s 5.0 versus Akron on November 25, 2011 ... booked 2.5 TFL versus Georgia State and Miami ... tallied a year-high 2.0 sacks against Miami and added 1.0 sack apiece versus Georgia State, Central Michigan, Bowling Green and NIU ... recorded two QB pressures against Eastern Michigan, Ball State and Western Kentucky in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl ... tallied a caused fumble in three of WMU’s first five games and added another at Northern Illinois ... carded fumble recovery against the Huskies, giving WMU the ball back at its 22-yard line with 2:10 to play and trailing by three ... ended the campaign ranked sixth among defensive ends in the MAC in overall defense and fifth in pass rushing by Pro Football Focus ... helped Western Michigan rank among the MAC leaders in tackles for loss per game (6.5; 3rd) and sacks per game (2.8; 2nd) ... on the field for 663 snaps.
2018: Played in all 13 games and started the final 12 ... totaled 34 tackles, 12.0 TFL, 7.5 sacks, four caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven QB pressures ... paced the team in TFL and sacks ... led MAC underclassmen in TFL and sacks, finishing tied for ninth in the league in TFL and tied for sixth in sacks ... was one of four Broncos to register 9.5+ TFL on the season, joining LB Alex Grace (10.0), DT Ralph Holley (9.5) and LB Drake Spears (9.5) ... compiled seven games with 3+ tackles including a season-high five stops against Syracuse, Central Michigan and BYU in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl ... had four tackles versus Georgia State and Northern Illinois ... against Georgia State, forced a pair of fumbles and recorded one QB pressure, 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack ... added 2.0 TFL apiece against Central Michigan and NIU ... finished with a year-high 2.0 sacks against the Huskies and added another caused fumble ... booked a QB pressure in four straight weeks ... carded one fumble recovery against Syracuse, on the Orange’s first offensive play of the second half, setting up a WMU touchdown ... on the field for 583 snaps.
2017: Played in all 12 games and made three starts ... totaled 20 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery ... booked 3+ tackles in four games with a year-best four versus Eastern Michigan and Toledo ... registered three stops versus Idaho and Ball State ... tallied first career tackle at No. 4 Southern California in the season opener ... recorded first career TFL, sack and fumble recovery against Idaho, finishing with 1.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks ... recorded single-game TFL versus Wagner, Ball State, Eastern Michigan and Toledo ... on the field for 403 snaps.
PRIOR TO WESTERN MICHIGAN: Had 60 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 17 sacks in 2016 ... added two touchdowns as a tight end ... led Dearborn to the division championship ... selected to Detroit Free Press First-Team, Detroit News All-Metro team and Associated Press All-State team.
PERSONAL: Born May 12, 1999 ... son of Jennifer and Mohamed Fayad ... majoring in recreation: sport management.
