Alijah Carnell
DT · Redshirt Sophomore
6'5" · 299 lbs · Defense
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Also wearing #56: Mason Bandhauer (OL)
Where he came from
- Hometown
- Henderson, Nev.
- High school
- Bishop Gorman
- Previous school
- Iowa State
- College path
- Iowa State (2024–2025)
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (87 On3)
- National rank
- #1796
- Position rank
- #91 DL
- State rank
- #5 NV
- Consensus
- 3-star, #1796 national
- Class
- 2024
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2024tap to read
Played in four games and redshirted...Recorded two tackles.
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2024-25 • IOWA STATE
Season:
2025:
Played in 11 games...Collected six tackles, including a half-sack.
2024: Played in four games and redshirted...Recorded two tackles.
Game-By-Game:
2025:
Iowa (9/6): Assisted on a tackle.
at Arkansas State (9/13): Recorded a half-sack among two tackles.
BYU (10/25): Notched a solo tackle.
at TCU (11/8): Secured one tackle.
at Oklahoma State (11/29): Made a solo stop.
2024:
at Utah (11/23): Assisted on one tackle.
vs. Arizona State (12/7): Tallied one tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
Played at Bishop Gorman for head coach Brent Browner...Helped Bishop Gorman to rank as the No. 1 high school team nationally by ESPN and MaxPreps...Guided Bishop Gorman to state championships as a junior and senior with a combined 26-1 record...As a senior, compiled 31 tackles, 20 solo, a tackle for loss, a sack and five QB hurries...Rated as a three-star prospect...Ranked as the No. 13 prospect in Nevada by ESPN...Majoring in criminology.