
Player: Moise Fokou
Team: Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Outside Linebacker
Jersey #: 53
Drafted: 2009 Round 7/ Pick 230
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225
Nationality: Cameroonian
Pro Career: 2009-present Eagles
Personal notes:
Fokou was born in Cameroon to parents Jean-Marie and Louise Takougne, In 1990, his parents moved to Rockville, Maryland. His brother, Achille Kolla, played as a defensive back for Catholic. Fokou attended the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, where he played football as a running back and linebacker. There, during his senior year in 2003, he was named an All-IAC and Washington Post second-team All-Met player. He was also named the conference most valuable player. In 2008, Fokou took the citizenship test after three years on the waiting list.
College awards and records:
In 2004, Moise attended Frostburg State University where he recorded the second-most tackles on the team with 70. He had 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and blocked two kicks.
In 2005, he transferred to the Univ. of Maryland, where he was required to sit out for a season. He was twice named the scout team defensive player of the week. In 2006, he played in all 13 games as a reserve "Will" linebacker and on special teams. He recorded 21 tackles and tied for fifth in the ACC in forced fumbles with 0.18 per game. In 2007, Moise started all 13 games at the "Sam" linebacker position. He ranked third on the team with 84 tackles including 7.0 for loss. He also forced one fumble and recorded one interception.
In 2008, he saw action in all 13 games, including 12 starts, as a Sam linebacker. He recorded 77 total tackles, including 41 solo and 12.0 for loss, five sacks, two passes broken up, and one quarterback hurry. Moise led the team in sacks and ranked fifth in total tackles. He accounted for the most sacks by a Maryland linebacker since Shawne Merriman in 2004.
Fokou played in the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl as a member of the South squad.
Nickname: The Fook
College: Univ. of Maryland
Major: Criminology & Criminal Justice
Hometown: Rockville, MD
High School: Bullis School
Birth date: 8/28/85
Residence: Potomac, MD
Marital Status: single
Hobbies:video games, drawing, fishing, outdoor activities, cooking
Favorites:
TV shows: 24, CSI (all of them), Planet Earth
Bands:I like all kinds of music, as long as it sounds good to me
Authors: John Steinbeck, Michael Crichton
Last Book: Next Generation
Foods: Chicken
First Job: worked at Dominos
Trivia: Letter in Basketball at Bullis




