Eric Assoua

Eric Assoua (born February 6, 1997) is an American former professional football defensive end. He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.

Early life Assoua attended high school at St. John's College High School. In 2014, he was selected Washington Post Fall All-Met First-team Defense, DMVelite Third-team Defense and WCAC First-team All-Conference. Coming out of high school, he was a 3 star recruit, having offers from Western Michigan, Boston College, Bowling Green and Toledo.

College career In the 2015 season, Assoua played in 11 games, totaling 14 tackles for the Western Michigan Broncos. In his sophomore season, he played in all 14 games and starting in nine, totaling 47 tackles. He also played in the lost 2018 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. He earned a varsity letter in all his years at Western Michigan. He signed with the BC Lions for the 2020 CFL season, but that season was canceled due to COVID-19. In 2021, he played in The Spring League for the Alphas.

He was chosen in the 2022 USFL draft by the Pittsburgh Maulers. He played in the 2022 USFL season for the Pittsburgh Maulers. After a XFL-combine in August 2023 he was assigned to the St. Louis Battlehawks.