Biography
Jaguar Highlights: Begins his final collegiate season listed as the starting placekicker ... Can also contribute punting ... An Athlon Sports preseason second-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... Was 3-of-3 on field-goal attempts in the opening spring scrimmage, connecting on both tries in the second scrimmage as well.
As A Junior (2015): Was honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference ... Earned third-team all-conference honors from Phil Steele Publications ... Recorded a team-leading 80 points after making 16-of-19 field-goal attempts and al 32 extra-point tries ... Ranked third in the league — and was among the top 45 in the country — in field goals per contest and was seventh in overall scoring with 6.67 points per outing ... Also finished sixth in the conference with an average of 42.68 yards per punt ... Was the initial Sun Belt Special Teams Student-Athlete of the Week after making both field-goal attempts — from 41 and 28 yards out — and going 3-for-3 on points-after-touchdown in season-opening victory over Gardner-Webb ... Made all four extra-point tries and hit on 2-of-3 field goals for a season-high 10 points in come-from-behind win at Mountain West Conference champion San Diego State to claim the award again; he also received the coaches’ weekly special teams award with that performance ... That included connecting on a 46-yard attempt as time expired to send the game to overtime ... Also scored 10 points in Homecoming win over Idaho, making all seven extra-point attempts to go along with a 41-yard field goal ... Averaged a season-high-tying 45.2 yards per punt against the Vandals as well ... Made both field-goal tries, from distances of 33 and 49 yards, against North Carolina State ... Converted six straight field goals over the final five contests of the season, including making two in the finale against Appalachian State ... Streak also featured a 47-yarder in the opening minutes of the second quarter at Georgia State ... In first game handling punting duties recorded an average of 45.2 yards per kick against Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State ... Had three of six punts downed inside the 20-yard line at Texas State, averaging 44 yards per attempt with three efforts of 50-plus yards ... Averaged 41.8 yards per punt at Georgia State, starting streak of three contests in a row to end the campaign with an average better than 40 yards ... Finished with a 43.3 average at Georgia Southern the next week, including a season-best 55-yard punt ... Punted five times for a 42 yards average in the last game of the year against the Mountaineers.
As A Sophomore (2014): Earned second-team all-Sun Belt Conference honors from Phil Steele Publications ... Became the first individual in program history to lead the Jaguars in scoring in back-to-back seasons after posting 69 points ... Converted 15-of-18 field-goal tries — including making his last eight attempts — and was 24-of-26 on extra points ... Also had 10 touchbacks on 64 kickoffs ... Tied for 12th nationally after converting 83.3 percent of his field-goal attempts, sharing the league lead in the category ... Also ranked third in the Sun Belt and 55th in the country with 1.15 field goals per contest ... Scored season-best 12 points — equalling the highest by a Jag on the year — after hitting three field goals and all three points-after-touchdown in win over Georgia State ... Shared the coaches’ special teams award for the performance ... Also had 12 points at South Carolina after tying school game record making 4-of-4 field-goal attempts ... Did not miss a kick the next week either, connecting on two field goals and four extra points, to post 10 points in regular-season finale against Navy ... Converted both field-goal tries as well as all three extra-point attempts in Troy win ... Hit season-long 46-yard field goal — matching the longest of his career — in closing minutes of the first half against Texas State in Jag win that clinched postseason bowl eligibility for the program ... Also was successful from 41 yards out the previous week in his lone attempt at Arkansas State ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
As A Redshirt Freshman (2013): Selected honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference, and was chosen second-team all-league by College Sports Madness ... Scored a school season record 91 points, hitting 18-of-23 field goals and 37-of-39 on extra-point attempts ... Paced all Sun Belt kickers in points and field goals per game — ranking among the top 20 nationally in the latter category — while finishing second among all players in scoring average ... Connected on a school-record 12 consecutive field goals over the final seven contests ... Hit a career-high three fields on four occasions ... Averaged nearly 55 yards per kickoff with five touchbacks ... Voted the Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week after making a career-best three field goals — including two from longer than 40 yards — and scoring 11 points in win over Western Kentucky ... Scored a career-high 12 points in defeats of Louisiana-Monroe and league co-champion Louisiana-Lafayette, connecting on three field goals against both including makes of 43 and 45 yards against the Warhawks ... First career punt against Ragin’ Cajuns in season finale was good for 19 yards and downed inside the ULL 15-yard line ... Successful on all five points-after-touchdown and both field-goal tries in two-point win at Tulane, including hitting a career-long 46-yarder as time expired in the opening half ... Was 3-of-3 on field goals while scoring 10 of the Jags’ 16 points against SBC co-champion Arkansas State ... Only field goal in Homecoming victory over Kent State was from 45 yards, hitting all five extra-point attempts in that contest as well.
As A Freshman (2012): Was a redshirt.
High School Highlights: A two-star recruit according to ESPN.com, he was rated 46th in the country among all placekickers and in the top 10 in the state ... Was a three-year letterwinner at Olympia High, helping the Titans advance to postseason play each fall ... Converted 8-of-10 field-goal attempts and also averaged 43.7 yards per punt his final year, earning all-state and all-metro honors ... Had two game-winning kicks, including one from 49 yards out as time expired, while 18 of his 38 punts were downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line ... Was named to the IMG All-Madden Team as well after helping the Titans win the district championship while advancing to the second round of the state 8A playoffs ... Was 10-of-14 on field-goal attempts and successful on all 19 points after touchdown as a junior as OHS qualified for the state 6A playoffs ... Averaged 41.3 yards per punt that fall ... Earned the Titans’ special teams award all three seasons he was on the varsity, and was a special teams captain his senior year ... Won competitions at camps hosted by USA, Alabama and Florida State, and was the most accurate punter at North Carolina’s camp ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Aleem Majeed Sunanon ... Born Nov. 19, 1993, in Orlando, Fla. ... Son of Claston and Shelly Sunanon ... Favorite movies are “Harry Potter” and “Transformers” ... Favorite teams are the Denver Broncos and New York Giants ... Favorite player is Matt Prater ... Favorite musical artist is Roscoe Dash ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite subject is math ... Would like to become a dermatologist and have his own practice ... Also received interest from Syracuse, Duke, Southern Mississippi, Temple, Central Florida, Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic ... Earned a degree in professional health sciences in December ... Working toward a master’s of public administration degree.
