Najeeb Awad Award Rookie Week Of 10/21/2019 Sport Football School University of Rochester Year Freshman Position Defensive Back Hometown Rochester, N.Y. High School Brighton In just his second appearance of the season, University of Rochester first-year Najeeb Awad finished with seven tackles (three solo) in a 13-7 loss at Buffalo State. The Bengals QB threw for just 140 yards on 9 of 20 accuracy.