Awasom was born in Cameroon and moved with his family to the United States when he was four, growing up in Fort Bend County, Texas.

Awasom attended Stafford High School where he was a three-sport start in football, basketball, and track.

Awasom is one of four players from Stafford HS to play in the NFL, others being Boris Anyama, Craig Robertson, and Jalen Pitre.

Named a member of the All-Sun Belt Conference Team three straight years to finish his career, Awasom assembled some monster numbers during that stretch from his spot on the defensive line.

Awasom finished his career with 147 total tackles, four Sun Belt Conference Championships and three All-SBC selections.

Awasom was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Giants in 2005, playing primarily on the special teams unit.