Adam Kissayi
DL · Junior
6'8" · 255 lbs · Defense
Background
- Hometown
- Palm Bay, Fla.
- High school
- Heritage
- Previous school
- Clemson
Recruiting
No recruiting profile matched — he transferred in from Clemson.
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
• FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games • made three tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Northwestern State and had two tackles and one tackle for loss • saw action against Rutgers • registered one tackle and had half of a tackle for loss at Ohio State • played against Purdue and Nebraska • saw action at Iowa and against Michigan State • played at Oregon.
2024tap to read
Redshirted • did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Heritage High School in Palm Bay, Fla. • wore No. 2 for the Panthers and was coached by Mykel Benson • as a senior, helped lead team to a 9-2 record, a district championship and a berth in the state playoffs • credited with 35 tackles, nine tackles for loss and four sacks • named All-Space Coach, All-District and All-Southeast Region • as a junior, made 33 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and two pass breakups in nine games • as a sophomore, made 20 tackles • former soccer player who played quarterback before moving to tight end and then defensive end • consensus three-star prospect • listed as the No. 29 edge in the nation by 247Sports and as the No. 43 player in Florida by On3. PERSONAL: Father, Mohammed, played semi-professional soccer in Morocco.
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HONORS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in June 2024 • previously attended Clemson (enrolled in January 2024) and entered the transfer portal in April 2024.
2025: •
FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in seven games • made three tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss.
Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Northwestern State and had two tackles and one tackle for loss • saw action against Rutgers • registered one tackle and had half of a tackle for loss at Ohio State • played against Purdue and Nebraska • saw action at Iowa and against Michigan State • played at Oregon.
2024: Redshirted • did not see game action.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Heritage High School in Palm Bay, Fla. • wore No. 2 for the Panthers and was coached by Mykel Benson • as a senior, helped lead team to a 9-2 record, a district championship and a berth in the state playoffs • credited with 35 tackles, nine tackles for loss and four sacks • named All-Space Coach, All-District and All-Southeast Region • as a junior, made 33 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and two pass breakups in nine games • as a sophomore, made 20 tackles • former soccer player who played quarterback before moving to tight end and then defensive end • consensus three-star prospect • listed as the No. 29 edge in the nation by 247Sports and as the No. 43 player in Florida by On3.
PERSONAL: Father, Mohammed, played semi-professional soccer in Morocco.