Temple University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Kareem Ali
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pennsauken, N.J.
- High School:
- Timber Creek
Honors: 2015 - Scout team defensive player of the week (UMass).
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): A backup cornerback who has not seen game action thus far this season.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action vs. Army exclusively on special teams ... saw action at cornerback vs. Stony Brook ... suffered arm injury in week 2 and did not see action again until the season finale (ECU).
2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... started at Temple in Spring 2015 ... made debut at Cincinnati ... redshirted.
High School: Played running back and defensive back for coach Rob Hinson at Timber Creek in Sicklerville, N.J. ... won 43 games in his four-year career ... was a two-time South Jersey champ after 12-0 (2011) and 10-2 (2012) seasons ... was 10-2 as a junior and 11-1 as a senior ... earned all-state, all-conference, and all-county recognition as a junior and senior ... earned a N.J. Mini Max award ... played in the 2015 US Army All-American game ... ranked as the #7 player in New Jersey and the #28 cornerback in the country ... also lettered three times in track and was the State champ in the 55-meter.
Personal: Born Kareem Ali, Jr. in Willingboro, N.J. ... both parents attended Temple University ... father played football for the Owls from 1996-98 when he was known as Kareem Gilliard ... mother, Tasha, ran track ... has three brothers: Kahlil (10), KeRon (8), and Keyon (5) ... has a dog named Lily ... lists his favorites as: Friday Night Lights (movie/book), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), sweet potatoes (food) ...finance major.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): A backup cornerback who has not seen game action thus far this season.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action vs. Army exclusively on special teams ... saw action at cornerback vs. Stony Brook ... suffered arm injury in week 2 and did not see action again until the season finale (ECU).
2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... started at Temple in Spring 2015 ... made debut at Cincinnati ... redshirted.
High School: Played running back and defensive back for coach Rob Hinson at Timber Creek in Sicklerville, N.J. ... won 43 games in his four-year career ... was a two-time South Jersey champ after 12-0 (2011) and 10-2 (2012) seasons ... was 10-2 as a junior and 11-1 as a senior ... earned all-state, all-conference, and all-county recognition as a junior and senior ... earned a N.J. Mini Max award ... played in the 2015 US Army All-American game ... ranked as the #7 player in New Jersey and the #28 cornerback in the country ... also lettered three times in track and was the State champ in the 55-meter.
Personal: Born Kareem Ali, Jr. in Willingboro, N.J. ... both parents attended Temple University ... father played football for the Owls from 1996-98 when he was known as Kareem Gilliard ... mother, Tasha, ran track ... has three brothers: Kahlil (10), KeRon (8), and Keyon (5) ... has a dog named Lily ... lists his favorites as: Friday Night Lights (movie/book), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), sweet potatoes (food) ...finance major.
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