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Career Accolades: 2016 Ivy League Champion ... 2018 Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week (10/8) ... Tied FCS and Ivy League Record with two blocked field goals at Sacred Heart.

2019: Started nine games at defensive end … Finished with 35 tackles … Had 5.0 TFLs and a career-high 2.0 sacks … Recorded four quarterback hits … Registered a season-high 10 total tackles (4 ua, 6a) at Harvard (11/16) … Made three or more solo tackles in five times, including each of his last four appearances … Had four tackles, including 1.0 for loss against Brown (11/02) … Made five tackles, including 1.0 for loss versus Cornell (11/9) … Had .5 sacks in back-to-back games against Delaware (9/21) and Lafayette (9/28).
 
2018: Started all 10 games at defensive end … Finished with 19 tackles … had 6.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks … Recovered one fumble … Blocked two kicks … Had two solo tackles, including one for a loss, against Bucknell (9/15) … Had two solo tackles, one for a loss, against Lehigh (9/22) … Blocked two field goals at Sacred Heart (10/6) to set program record for blocked FGs in a game while tying the Ivy League and FCS record for blocked FGs in a game … Named Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in Penn’s 31-27 win at Sacred Heart … Had two solo tackles against Columbia … Made three solo stops, including one sack, against Yale (10/19) … Had three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, at Cornell (11/2) … Had four tackles against Harvard (11/10).
 
2017: Appeared in all 10 games … Finished with six tackles and 1.5 sacks … Had one sack for loss of 11 yards against Ohio Dominican (9/16) … Made three solo tackles at Lehigh (9/23) … Had 0.5 sacks at Columbia (10/14) … Made solo tackle against Princeton (11/4).
 
2016: Did not see any varsity game action.
 
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes: Four-year letterwinner … Served as team captain … 2015 All-State selection … 2015 All-IAC selection … Also lettered in basketball and track … Burlsworth Character Award honoree … Head’s List Student … Admissions Ambassador … Peer Leader for freshmen.
 
Personal: Son of Titi and Saburi Sonekan … Enrolled in Wharton.