Henry Karimu

91 Henry Karimu
Henry Karimu
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    245
  • Hometown:
    Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Previous School:
    Citrus College
  • gp
    4
  • tk
    5.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio
2019 (Junior): Had a breakout year with the Golden Eagles, starting all 11 games he played in ... recorded 36 total tackles -- 11 solo, 23 assisted -- with 5.5 sacks for 30 yards and 7.5 tackles-for-loss for 33 yards ... he also recorded six QB hurries and a safety ... named to the Phil Steele All-Ohio Valley Conference third-team.
 
2018 (AT CITRUS COLLEGE): Karimu recorded 39 tackles last season, with 3.5 sacks.
 
2017 (AT CITRUS COLLEGE): Karimu recorded 41 tackles last season, had a conference-high eight sacks for 66 yards, 16 tackles for-loss and a forced fumble.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: While at Rancho Cucamonga HS, Karimu had 70 tackles in his final two seasons with 6.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. Karimu was twice named the Western State Conference defensive player of the year and led the State of California junior college system in sacks.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Henry Karimu Sr. and Angela Charles ... born May 9, 1999 in Arcadia, Calif. ... brother, Michael, plays basketball at Notre Dame de Namur
 
ACADEMIC: Enrolled in nursing to become a registered nurse.
 
HONORS: 2019 -- Phil Steele All-Ohio Valley Conference third team
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 3 3
Assists 2 2
Tackles 5.0 5.0
Tackles per game 1.3 1.3
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 5 5
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 2.0 2.0
Tackle for loss yards 12 12
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 - - - - - 0
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - - - - 0
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 - - - - - 0
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - -
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 1 - - - - 0
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 1 - - - - 0
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 1 - - - - 0
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - -
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Feb 21 Austin Peay W, 27-21 2 0 2.0 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at #16 Jacksonville State L, 27-10 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 Murray State L, 36-31 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Eastern Illinois L, 28-20 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 at Southeast Missouri L, 24-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Tennessee State W, 24-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 at UT Martin L, 40-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 21 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 11 - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
Total 21 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 21 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 11 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 4 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 6 - - - - 0 .0
Total 21 - - - - 0 .0
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 11 11 25 36.0 3.3 5.5 30 7.5 33 - - - - - - -
2020-21 4 3 2 5.0 1.3 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 3 3 6.0 1.0 1.0 10 2.5 12 - - - - - - -
Total 21 17 30 47.0 2.2 7.5 45 12.0 57 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
February 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
March 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
February 2 - - - - - - - -
March 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
February 2 - - - - - - -
March 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 4 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
February 2 - - - - - - - 0
March 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 4 - - - - - - - -
Conference 4 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
February 2 - - - - - - - -
March 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
February - - - - - - - - - -
March - - - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 4 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 4 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 2 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
February 2 - - - - 0 .0
March 2 - - - - 0 .0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
February 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
March 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 4 3 2 5.0 1.3 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 4 3 2 5.0 1.3 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 2 2 0 2.0 1.0 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - -
Away 2 1 2 3.0 1.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 1 2 0 2.0 2.0 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 2 3.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
February 2 2 1 3.0 1.5 1.0 5 2.0 12 - - - - - - -
March 2 1 1 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Tech football opens 2020-21 season Sunday vs. Austin Peay
Tech football opens 2020-21 season Sunday vs. Austin Peay

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It’s been a long wait for football season to arrive. Heck, the last game was in the previous decade. But on Sunday, football is back at Tucker Stadium, ending a nearly 15-month drought of gridiron action, as Tennessee Tech plays host to Austin Peay. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Roger Ealey will provide the radio call for 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Sam Brooks handle broadcast duties for ESPN+ (subscription required).

Golden Eagles get 12 on Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC teams
Golden Eagles get 12 on Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC teams

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the prep work continues towards the 2020 football season, more outlets are releasing their preseason teams. On Friday, it was Phil Steele’s preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference list and Tennessee Tech came away with 12 selections on the three-team roster. Senior defensive lineman Chris Tucker and sophomore kick return specialist Metrius Fleming were first-team selections, while junior quarterback Bailey Fisher, senior offensive lineman Mike Rhoades, senior defensive lineman Henry Karimu and junior outside linebacker Tai Carter were on the second team. Fleming made a repeat performance on the third-team roster at wide receiver, joined by senior tight end Tavin Kilpatrick, senior defensive line Jale’n Gladney, junior linebacker Seth Carlisle, sophomore defensive back Cameron Hudson and senior punter Luke Maynard.