Adepoju Adebawore

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Adepoju Adebawore
Oklahoma SoonersNo. 34
Position Defensive end
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born:c. 2005 (age 1920)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight241 lb (109 kg)
Career history
College
High school North Kansas City (Missouri)

Adepoju "PJ" Adebawore (born c. 2005) is an American football defensive end for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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Early years

Adebawore 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

Adebawore committed to Oklahoma and enrolled early in January 2023. [8] [9]

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References

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