Has played in 26 career games and has tallied 10 tackles (seven solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also has recorded two special teams tackles.
Selected by the Colts in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
CAREER:
Has played in 26 career games and has tallied 10 tackles (seven solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. He also has recorded two special teams tackles.
Selected by the Colts in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
2024 SEASON (COLTS):
In 2024, he appeared in 16 games and recorded six tackles (four solo), 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one special teams tackle. In Week 3 vs. CHI, he recorded one solo tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss, 1.0 sack and one special teams stop.
2023 SEASON (COLTS):
He saw action in 10 games in 2023 and tallied four tackles (three solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.5 sacks. He also recorded one special teams tackle. In Week 9 at CAR, he recorded one solo tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss and his first-career sack as well as one special teams tackle. In Week 12 vs. TB, he compiled one solo tackle and half a sack.
COLLEGE:
Played in 41 career games (33 starts) at Northwestern (2019-22) and compiled 97 tackles (68 solo), 24.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, six passes defensed and four forced fumbles. He earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten recognition in each of his last two seasons. Participated in the 2023 Senior Bowl and was voted the National Team's defensive line practice player of the week.
In 2022, started all 12 games and registered 38 tackles (27 solo), 9.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, one pass defensed and two forced fumbles. Led the team in sacks and forced fumbles. Registered a single-game career-high 2.0 sacks vs. Maryland. Also added three solo tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble. Tied his single-game career high with seven tackles (five solo) against Duke. Also registered 1.0 tackle for loss and a sack-forced fumble.
Started all 12 games in 2021 and finished with 36 tackles (25 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three passes defensed and two forced fumbles. Led the team in tackles for loss, sacks and forced fumbles. Against Rutgers, he registered his first-career forced fumble and 4.0 tackles for loss, the highest single-game total by a NU player since 2018. Also added seven solo tackles and 1.0 sack. Recorded three solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack in a win over Ohio. Tallied three tackles (two solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble in a win over Indiana State.
In 2020, started all nine games and tallied 17 tackles (11 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and two passes defensed. Had one solo tackle, 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass defensed in the Big Ten Championship Game against Ohio State. Registered three tackles (two solo) against Purdue. Against Nebraska, he compiled four tackles (three solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
As a true freshman in 2019, appeared in eight games and recorded six tackles (five solo), 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack. In his first start against Indiana, registered two solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack.
*PERSONAL: *
Four-year letterman at Kansas City North High School.
Three-star prospect who was the 23rd-ranked player in Kansas by 247Sports.
Earned Kansas Class 5 First Team All-State honors as a senior.
Garnered numerous honors, including First Team All-District, First Team All-Conference and Academic All-State.
Nominee for the Buch Buchanan Memorial Award, presented annually to the most outstanding lineman or linebacker in the big class (Missouri classes 5-6 and Kansas classes 5A-6A) category.
As a senior, registered 74 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss and 11.0 sacks.
Also participated in track and won the 5A state championship in the shot put as a senior with a state-record throw (62 feet, 7 ¾ inches), beating the previous record by 18 inches. Finished second at the 2019 state championships in the discus (186 feet, 4 inches).
In 2023, he volunteered for Horseshoe Helpings around Thanksgiving, giving out food to local families.
Participated in the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative and represented the Uriel E. Owens Sickle Cell Disease Association (2023).
His younger brother (Adepoju) was a five-star recruit in the 2023 class (No. 11 overall player in the country) and committed to Oklahoma.
Graduated with a degree in psychology in March 2023.
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