Adepoju "PJ" Adebawore ⓘ(born c. 2005) is an American college football defensive end for the Oklahoma Sooners.
| No. 34 – Oklahoma Sooners | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | c. 2005 (age 20–21) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | North Kansas City (Missouri) |
| College |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
editAdebawore was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents are of Nigerian descent from the Yoruba tribe.[1] His older brother Adetomiwa Adebawore is a defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts. Adepoju focused on basketball as a youth, but turned to football as his older brother became successful.[2] He attended North Kansas City High School and was a consensus five-star edge rusher[3] who was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 9 player overall in the 2023 college football recruiting class.[4] He was also rated at No. nationally by On3.com,[5] No. 20 by ESPN.com,[6] and No. 21 by Rivals.com.[7] He received scholarships offers from multiple schools, including Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida State, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Oregon, and USC.[7]
College career
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Who are Adetomiwa Adebawore's parents? All you need to know about top 2023 NFL Draft prospect's family". Sportskeeda. April 29, 2023. [better source needed]
- ↑ John E. Hoover (January 19, 2023). "Oklahoma Early Enrollees: Why DE P.J. Adebawore Wasn't Always a Football Guy". Oklahoma Sooners on SI. SI.com.
- ↑ Colton Sulley (March 2, 2023). "'He is good stuff': How Adepoju Adebawore's relationships steered him to OU football". OU Daily.
- ↑ "Adepoju Adebawore". 247Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Adepoju Adebawore". On3. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Adepoju Adebawore". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- 1 2 "Adepoju Adebawore". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ↑ Engle, Todd (2023-01-30). "North Kansas City's Adepoju Adebawore progresses to next stage of football career at OU". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ↑ "Four-star OU commit Adepoju Adebawore talks about his commitment to the Sooners". Tulsa World. 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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