2005 Football Roster
Roster
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Kader Drame
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Haven, CT
- High School:
- St. Thomas More
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters … One of five true freshmen to play in 2002 … Moved from offensive tackle to defensive tackle prior to the 2002 season.
Senior Year (2005): One of 36 players to see action in all 11 games … Fourth among defensive linemen with 26 tackles … Against West Virginia, he had seven tackles, including six solo, one and a half for a loss, a forced fumble, and a pass break up … Against Buffalo, he had one solo tackle and a pass break up … Versus Virginia, he had five tackles, including three solo, and a pass break up … Had three tackles at Connecticut … Against Rutgers, had two tackles … At Pittsburgh, had two tackles, one for a loss, and a blocked kick … Against Cincinnati, had two tackles … Against South Florida, recorded two tackles and one and a half for a loss … At Louisville, he had two solo tackles. Junior Year (2004): One of 13 players to start all 12 games … At Purdue, had one tackle … At Buffalo and against Florida State and Connecticut, tallied two solo tackles … Against Cincinnati, recorded three tackles, including one for a loss … At Virginia, had three tackles, including two solo … Against Rutgers, registered a career-high five tackles, including three solo, and a quarterback hurry … At West Virginia, recorded his first blocked kick of his career, a 23-yard field goal attempt, and he had one solo tackle and a pass breakup … Against Pittsburgh, tallied one solo stop and a pass breakup … At Temple, recorded five tackles … At Boston College, had three tackles … Posted three tackles against Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl. Sophomore Year (2003): One of 39 players to participate in all 12 games … Recorded one assisted tackle and one pass breakup against Louisville … Had two assisted stops versus Central Florida … Made one solo tackle against Toledo and Boston College … Posted one solo tackle and one assisted stop for a loss of two yards against Temple … Made one solo tackle at Miami … Recorded one assisted stop against West Virginia … Posted two solo tackles at Rutgers. Freshman Year (2002): Played in four games … Finished the season with seven tackles, including three solo stops … Registered four tackles in his first collegiate game against Rhode Island … Made one tackle against Pittsburgh … Posted two tackles against Rutgers … Also played against Auburn. St. Thomas More School: Attended the school and played on the football team for 2001-02 academic year … Originally signed with Syracuse in 2001. High School (Wilbur Cross High School): Tom Lemming All-East defensive selection … Named to Hartford Courant and New Haven Register All-State and All-Southern Connecticut Conference teams as a senior at defensive tackle … Posted 71 tackles, seven sacks, four pass breakups and a blocked punt … Also played offensive line … Member of the track team as a discus and shot put thrower … Recruited by former assistant coach Dennis Goldman.
Personal: Kader Drame … March 22, 1983, in Senegal … Son of Awa Diop … One sister … Majoring in child and family studies.
Drame's Career Statistics
| Year | Tackles | Assists | Tot. | TFL | Sacks | Pass Breakups | FF | Fumble Rec. |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.5-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 yds. |
| 2004 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 3.5-6 | 0.5-1 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 yds. |
| 2005 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 4.0-20 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 yds. |
| Total | 44 | 34 | 78 | 8.0-18 | 0.5-1 | 7 | 0 | 1-0 yds. |
Drame's Career Bests
| Tackles | Solo | 2 vs. Rutgers, 2002; Temple, 2003 |
| Assists | 2 vs. Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, 2002; Central Florida, 2003 | |
| Total | 2 vs. Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, 2002; Central Florida, Temple, 2003 | |
| Pass Breakups |
1 vs. Louisville, 2003; Purdue, West Virginia & Pittsburgh, 2004; West Virginia, Virginia, 2005 |
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| TFL/Yds | 1.5/4 vs. West Virginia & Buffalo, 2005 | |
| Sacks/Yds | 0.5/1 vs. Temple, 2004 | |
| Blocked Kicks | 1 vs. West Virginia, 2004 (FG); Pittsburgh, 2005 |
