2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 22
Kofi Asare
- Position:
- Edge
- Weight:
- 251
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Worcester, Mass.
- High School:
- Doherty Memorial
Pronunciation Season Stats (PDF) Career Stats (PDF)
2025 SEASON: Joined the Gators as a transfer at the beginning of the spring semester... Made his Gators debut against LIU (Aug. 30)... Amassed nine tackles (five solo) in the first four games of the season.
Prior to Florida
2024 at UMass: Played in all 12 games with four starts at defensive end… Finished with 30 tackles (11 solo), 16 stops and ranked second on the team in tackles-for-loss (5.5) and sacks (3)... Logged a pass breakup, quarterback hurry with a forced fumble and recovery… Was second-highest graded pass rush defender (73.7)... Had a six game stretch of at least 0.5 tackle-for-loss, including a season-best 2.5 vs. Wagner… Had a sack at Mississippi State and 0.5 TFL against Missouri.
2023 at UMass: Appeared in eight games as a special teams contributor with 40 snaps… Made his collegiate debut in the season opener victory at New Mexico State.
2022 at UMass: Did not appear in a game and earned a redshirt.
High School
Attended Doherty Memorial… Was an Inter High and Division II All-Star… Named Thanksgiving Day Game MVP… Had 61 tackles, seven sacks and a touchdown his senior year.
2025 SEASON: Joined the Gators as a transfer at the beginning of the spring semester... Made his Gators debut against LIU (Aug. 30)... Amassed nine tackles (five solo) in the first four games of the season.
- vs. LIU: Made his Gators debut at EDGE in the season opener, where he made one solo tackle across 35 snaps (16 on defense and 19 on special teams).
- vs. USF: Assisted in one tackle against the Bulls in 12 total snaps (2 defensive and 10 special teams).
- at No. 3 LSU: Played a total of seven snaps against the Tigers and recorded two tackles (one solo). Earned a season high Tackling grade of 75.7 and Defense grade of 71.9 according to PFF.
- at No. 4 Miami: Made 5 tackles (3 solo) and recorded 0.5 TFLs for one yard on 36 defensive snaps. Improved his PFF Tackle grade to 77.7 and had a Defense grade of 68.5.
- vs. No. 9 Texas: Played a total of 20 snaps against the Longhorns (8 defense and 12 special teams).
- at No. 5 Texas A&M: Totaled five snaps on the defensive line.
Prior to Florida
2024 at UMass: Played in all 12 games with four starts at defensive end… Finished with 30 tackles (11 solo), 16 stops and ranked second on the team in tackles-for-loss (5.5) and sacks (3)... Logged a pass breakup, quarterback hurry with a forced fumble and recovery… Was second-highest graded pass rush defender (73.7)... Had a six game stretch of at least 0.5 tackle-for-loss, including a season-best 2.5 vs. Wagner… Had a sack at Mississippi State and 0.5 TFL against Missouri.
2023 at UMass: Appeared in eight games as a special teams contributor with 40 snaps… Made his collegiate debut in the season opener victory at New Mexico State.
2022 at UMass: Did not appear in a game and earned a redshirt.
High School
Attended Doherty Memorial… Was an Inter High and Division II All-Star… Named Thanksgiving Day Game MVP… Had 61 tackles, seven sacks and a touchdown his senior year.
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