AWARDS
- 2014 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society
- 2014 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar honoree
- 2013 Gagliardi Trophy finalist
- 2013 CoSIDA Football Academic All-American - Division III First Team
- 2013 D3football.com All-America Honorable Mention
- 2013 Beyond Sports College Network D3 All-America Honorable Mention
- 2013 Cliff Harris Award finalist
- 2013 D3football.com All-East Region Second Team Defense
- 2013 CoSIDA Football Academic All-District First Team (District 2)
- 2013 All-ECFC First Team Defense
- 2013 USA Football News Division III Preseason All-American – Fourth Team
- 2013 National Capital Region Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award Scholarship
- 2012 ECFC All-Academic Team
- 2012 CoSIDA Football Academic All-American - Division III Second Team
- 2012 All-ECFC Second Team Defense
- 2012 CoSIDA Football Academic All-District First Team (District 2)
- ECAC Division III Northeast Defensive Player of the Week - Oct. 24
- ECFC Defensive Player of the Week - 10/22/12
- 2011 ECFC All-Academic Team
- 2011 All-ECFC Honorable Mention Defense
- ECFC Defensive Player of the Week - 9/5/11
Senior Season (2013): The most decorarted football player in Bison history...became the Gallaudet's first-ever Gagliardi Trophy finalist...first ever Bison student-athlete to earn CoSIDA Academic All-American - Division III first team honors...D3football.com All-America Honorable Mention...Beyond Sports College Network D3 All-America Honorable Mention...Cliff Harris Award finalist...D3football.com All-East Region Second Team Defense...CoSIDA Football Academic All-District First Team (District 2)...All-ECFC First Team Defense, third all-conference honor in his career...USA Football News Division III Preseason All-American – Fourth Team...senior co-captain...member of Gallaudet's first men's team sport to make a NCAA tournament appearance...helped the Bison win their first Eastern Collegiate Football Conference championship...team tied a school record nine wins in a season...set a school record with an 11-game winning streak dating back to the 2012 season...set a school record with 11 games played.
Junior Season (2012): CoSIDA Football Academic All-American Second Team…CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (District 2)…ECFC All-Academic Team…All-ECFC Second Team Defense…ECAC Division III Northeast Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 24)…ECFC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 22)…appeared in 10 games for the Bison…made eight starts…made 45 total tackles (28 solo) as 12.5 were tackles for a loss of 75 yards…ranked fourth in the ECFC with 7.5 sacks…ranked second in the ECFC with 5 forced fumbles.
Sophomore Season (2011): ECFC All-Academic Team...All-ECFC honorable mention selection on defense...ECFC Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 5)...started ten games for the Bison…led the ECFC in blocks with three...tied for eighth in the ECFC with 3.5 sacks...made 32 total tackles (22 solo) as 13 were tackles for a loss of 33 yards...the 6-foot-6 defensive end blocked a potential game-winning 32-yard field goal against Otterbein University as time expired in regulation on Sep. 5.
Freshman Season (2010): Started six games for the Bison…tallied three tackles (three solo)…forced two fumbles…blocked two kicks.
Before Gallaudet: Attended Northern Virginia Community College for a year…graduate of West Springfield High School…played four years of football.
Personal: Son of Youssef Talaat and Nesrin El Bannan...has a younger brother, Ashraf...favorite food is Chipotle...role model is Prophet Muhammad...favorite athlete is J.J. Watt...fan of the Washington Redskins.
Why Gallaudet? "It has a comfortable campus and good people, as well as being close to home."
