University of Massachusets Athletics

2023 Football Roster

Nahji Logan
Jersey Number 11

Nahji Logan

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Yeadon, Pa.
  • High School:
    Hatboro-Horsham

2023 • Junior


• College Football Network All-Independent Defense Team (Second Team - LB)
• Competed in all 12 games for the Minutemen, totaling a team-leading 60 tackles (30 solo, 30 assisted), four tackles for loss for 11 yards, 0.5 sack, one QB hurry and a pass breakup
• Posted a career-high nine tackles, including three solo, vs. UConn (11/25)
• Had a season-high six solo tackles, adding two assisted take downs, totaling eight at Penn State (10/14)
• Tallied a TFL both at Auburn (9/2) and vs. New Mexico (9/23)
• Assisted a sack for two yards vs. Arkansas State (9/30)
• Broke up a pass at Eastern Michigan (9/16)
• Had a QB hurry at Army (10/28)


2022 • Sophomore

• Logan appeared in 12 games in the 2022 season, recording 29 tackles (nine solo, 20 assisted), 4.5 TFL (18 yards), 2.0 sacks (12 yards), forced a fumble, had three QBH and one pass break up
• Had three assisted tackles and 0.5 TFL (one yard) against Toledo (9/10)
• Had two assisted tackles, 0.5 TFL (one yard) and one QBH against Stony Brook (9/17)
• Had four tackles (two solo, two assisted), a fumble recovery and a QBH against Temple (9/24)
• Had four assisted tackles against Eastern Michigan (10/1)
• Had one solo tackle, 1.0 TFL (three yards), one sack for three yards and a QBH against Liberty (10/8)
• Had one assisted tackle and a pass break up against Buffalo (10/15)
• Had three tackles (one solo, two assisted) and 0.5 TFL (two yards) against New Mexico State (10/29)
• Had three tackles (two solo, one assisted) against UConn (11/4)
• Had four tackles (two solo, two assisted), 1.5 TFL (10 yards) and a sack for nine yards against Arkansas State (11/12)
• Had two assisted tackles and 0.5 TFL (one yard) against Texas A&M
• Had two tackles (one solo, one assisted) against Army West Point (11/26)

2021 • Freshman

• Made four tackles at Pitt (09/04)
Recorded 33 total tackles for the Minutemen
Had a game-high six solo tackles vs. Maine (11/13)
Key contributor and starter on multiple special teams units
• Registered an assisted tackle vs. Eastern Michigan (09/18)
• Totaled five tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Toledo (10/02)
• Tallied two tackles, one solo and one assisted,at Liberty (10/30)

2020 • Freshman

Appeared in all four games at linebacker, including two as a starter
Earned six tackles on the season
Started at Georgia Southern (10/17) in his first collegiate game and recorded a solo tackle
Posted five stops, including three solos, in the game at Liberty (11/27)


Before Massachusetts

Three-star linebacker at Hatboro-Horsham High School, where he played for Mark Schmidt
Ranked among the top-40 players in Pennsylvania according to 247Sports and ESPN
Won all-league honors
Piled up 155 tackles, including 34.0 TFLs, as a senior at Hatboro-Horsham
Held additional offers from Akron, Bowling Green and Temple, among others
2025 Massachusetts Football - Week 3 (Iowa) Monday Press Conference
Monday, September 08
UMass FB | Joe Harasymiak Post Game Press Conference vs Bryant | 09.06.25
Saturday, September 06
2025 Massachusetts Football - Week 2 (Bryant) Monday Press Conference
Monday, September 01
UMass FB | Jacquon Gibson Postgame Press Conference vs. Temple | 08.30.25
Saturday, August 30