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Israel Mukwiza

Position

OL

Height

6-1

Weight

335 lbs.

Class

Sr.

EXP

TR

Hometown

Bronx, N.Y.

Previous School

Mercer/ Alabama A&M/ Archer HS

^Using his super senior year due to the COVID 2020 season

2024 (Mercer, Redshirt Senior Season): Saw action and started all 14 games, helping Mercer to the FCS playoffs … named First Team All-Southern Conference, leading the Bears to an 11-3 record … team averaged 30.6 points per game on offense … didn’t allow a sack in nine offensive starts during the regular season.

2023 (Mercer, Redshirt Junior Season): Saw action and started in all 13 games … was named All-Southern Conference by Phil Steele.

2022 (Mercer, Redshirt Sophomore Season): Transferred to Mercer and played in five games … played both guard and center … allowed one sack in 390 snaps … missed part of the season with an injury but played a season-high 88 snaps in the finale against Samford.

2021 (Alabama A&M, Redshirt Freshman Season): Saw action in three games, playing against Tuskegee, Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

2020 (Alabama A&M, Freshman Season): Reshirted

High School: Lettered in football, playing both sides of the line, for  Archer High School for coach Andy Dyer … two-year starter for the Tigers … as a senior he was named all-conference as Archer averaged nearly 370 yards (218 rushing) and more than 34 points per game, winning nine games and making it to the state quarterfinals.

Personal: Graduated with a degree in management and is working on a post graduate degree in urban development and planning … parents are Moses and Nathalie Mukwiza … birthday is June 23, 2002.