Fall 2012 Football Roster
Chagani, Sajjad
Jersey Number 72
Sajjad Chagani
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elmont, N.Y.
- High School:
- Sewanhaka
- Major:
- Biology
Bio
Why Lehigh? “Its academic promise to compliment its great athletic facilities and tradition drew me to Lehigh.”
As a senior (2012): Team captain… first team All-Patriot League selection…ECAC All-Star... 
anchored middle of Lehigh’s defensive line with 45 tackles… tied for team lead with seven sacks… matched career-high with six tackle effort at Holy Cross (11/3)… had 1.5 of Mountain Hawks’ five sacks in win over Bucknell (10/20)…enjoyed career game with six tackles, a sack, a big solo fourth down stop and a blocked extra point versus Princeton (9/15).
anchored middle of Lehigh’s defensive line with 45 tackles… tied for team lead with seven sacks… matched career-high with six tackle effort at Holy Cross (11/3)… had 1.5 of Mountain Hawks’ five sacks in win over Bucknell (10/20)…enjoyed career game with six tackles, a sack, a big solo fourth down stop and a blocked extra point versus Princeton (9/15).As a junior (2011): Second team All-Patriot League selection… registered 30 tackles including four tackles-for-loss and two sacks…recovered two fumbles and had 14-yard fumble return vs. Lafayette… made five tackles in win at Colgate.
As a sophomore (2010) Appeared in ten games… made 13 tackles included four for loss… ranked fifth on the team with three sacks… recorded first career sack in win over Fordham… made three tackles in win vs. Colgate.
As a freshman (2009): Did not see any varsity action.
In high school: All-County selection … Offensive lineman of the year … defensive lineman of the year…captain of varsity football team.
Personal: Son of Masuma and Najmool … has two siblings, Khudaija and Abbas
CAREER STATISTICS (DEFENSE)
Tackles
|
Year
|
G
|
UA
|
A
|
Tot.
|
Sacks
|
FF
|
FR
|
|
2009
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2010
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
13
|
3.0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2011
|
13
|
13
|
17
|
30
|
2.0
|
1
|
2
|
|
2012
|
11
|
22
|
23
|
45
|
7.0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Total
|
34
|
44
|
44
|
88
|
12.0
|
2
|
2
|
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