Salem Abdul-Wahab holds the LS · Starter spot in UCLA Bruins’s long snapper room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Salem Abdul-Wahab is a long snapper for the UCLA Bruins. The 6'0", 259-pound senior from Fontana, California, attended Summit High School before playing at Northern Colorado in 2022, where he appeared in 11 games and recorded one tackle. He transferred to UCLA in April 2023 and redshirted his first year. In 2024, Abdul-Wahab played in 11 games as the primary snapper on field goals and extra points beginning in Week 2, finishing without a mis-handled snap while kicker Mateen Bhaghani converted 20 of 24 field goals and 20 of 20 PATs. During the 2025 season, he appeared in all 12 UCLA games and handled 100% of long snaps across all field goals, punts, and extra points. He earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in Fall 2024.