| No. 75 – Birmingham Stallions | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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| Born: | December 28, 1997 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||
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| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
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Alex Akingbulu (born December 28, 1997) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and Fresno State Bulldogs. [1] [2] Akingbulu has also played for the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL).
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 5.29 s | 1.81 s | 2.99 s | 4.94 s | 8.13 s | 30.0 in (0.76 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 24 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [3] | ||||||||||||
On May 31, 2022, Akingbulu was signed by the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League (USFL). [4] Akingbulu played in 5 games at left tackle for the Stars, and lost in the championship game against the Birmingham Stallions, 33-30.
On July 31, 2022, Akingbulu signed with the Washington Commanders. [4] On August 30, Akingbulu was waived by Washington during final roster cuts. [5] He re-signed with the team’s practice squad the following day. [6] On January 5, 2023, Akingbulu was promoted to the active roster. [7]
On August 29, 2023, Akingbulu was waived and re-signed to the practice squad. [8] [9] He was signed to the active roster on December 30. [10] Akingbulu was waived with an injury designation on August 6, 2024. [11]
On December 3, 2024, Akingbulu signed with the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). [12]
Akingbulu graduated with an M.Ed. from Fresno State in 2021, and he is currently pursuing an MBA at the same institution.
Akingbulu is of Nigerian descent. He also created a Nigerian/African-American fusion music trio called "Young Determined Nigerians" (YDN), in which he delivers live performances during the offseason.