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AhmadWagner
- position Wide Receiver
- height 6-5
- Weight 234
- class Senior
- Hometown Huber Heights, Ohio
- Previous School Iowa
- High school Wayne
2018 – Junior
- Saw action in 11 games
- Was a target for QB Terry Wilson four times which drew three defensive pass interference calls
Iowa (Basketball)
- Played the last three seasons (2015-18) on the basketball team at Iowa for head coach Fran Mccaffery
- Saw action in 96 career games with 25 starting assignments
- Scored double figures in six games and led the team in steals eight times and blocked shots six times in three years
- Averaged 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game, and shot at a 50 percent clip or better all three seasons
- Totaled 70 assists, 43 steals and 29 blocks in his three-year career
- Earned the team’s Most Improved Player Award and the inaugural Kenny Arnold Hawkeye Spirit Award as a sophomore
High School
- Played just one season of football at Wayne High School for head coach Jay Minton
- In 15 games as a senior, compiled 1,028 yards on 58 catches with 17 touchdowns.
- Earned first-team all-conference, all-state, and all-division accolades and helped lead the Warriors to the state championship game
- Was a four-time team captain on the basketball team, averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds, while earning all-state and first-team all-conference and all-division honors as a senior
- Just as he did on the football field, helped lead Wayne to the Ohio Division I state championship game as senior
- Also played on the All-Ohio Red AAU squad and played overseas in Italy his sophomore year
- Also ran the anchor leg of the 4×100 relay team who placed fourth at the 2015 Ohio state track meet
- Excelled in the classroom by maintaining a GPA above 3.5
Personal
- Born in East Haven, Ohio
- Son of Lee and Teresa Wagner
- Comes from a family of athletes as his mother ran track and father played football at Jackson State … Brother, Ameer, played football at Texas Southern
- Major is pre-communications
Ahmad Says
- He chose to play football at Kentucky because he liked the coaches and his teammates
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a coach or athletic director
- Most people would be surprised to know that he’s a talented singer
- He’s a closet country music fan