Oluwafemi Oladejo

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Oluwafemi Oladejo
UCLA Bruins–No. 2
Position Linebacker
ClassSenior
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career history
College
High school Cosumnes Oaks High School

Oluwafemi Oladejo is an American football linebacker for the UCLA Bruins. He previously played for the California Golden Bears.

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Early life and high school

Oladejo attended Cosumnes Oaks High School located in Elk Grove, California. Coming out of high school, Oladejo was rated as a three-star recruit, where he decided to commit to play college football for the California Golden Bears over other schools such as Arizona and Colorado. [1] [2]

College career

California

During Oladejo's two-year career with the Golden Bears from 2021 through 2022, Oladejo appeared in 21 games, where he totaled 129 tackles with eight being for a loss, a sack, a pass deflection, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble. [3] [4] [5] Oladejo decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [6] [7]

UCLA

Oladejo decided to transfer to play for the UCLA Bruins. [8] [9] During his two-year career with the Bruins from 2023 through 2024, Oladejo appeared in 25 games, where he notched 111 tackles with 17 being for a loss, and five sacks, five pass deflections, an interception, and two fumble recoveries. [10] [11] [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Mellor, Cam. "Three-star OLB Moses Oladejo commits to Cal!". California Golden Blogs. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  2. ↑ Faraudo, Jeff. "OLB Moses Oladejo Becomes Bears' 11th Commit for 2021". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  3. ↑ Vessels, Chandler. "Femi Oladejo addresses his potential role at UCLA in 2023". On3.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Warren, Peter. "Femi Oladejo opens up on what it has been like having fellow Cal transfer J.Michael Sturdivant at UCLA". On3.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Moreno, Matt. "UCLA lands commitment from Cal transfer linebacker Femi Oladejo". Rivals.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Cooke, William. "Cal linebacker Oluwafemi Oladejo enters transfer portal, commits to UCLA". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Moreno, Matt. "UCLA lands commitment from Cal transfer linebacker Femi Oladejo". Rivals.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  8. ↑ Warren, Peter. "Femi Oladejo explains 'easy' decision to transfer from Cal to UCLA". On3.com. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Connon, Sam. "Cal LB Oluwafemi Oladejo Announces Transfer to UCLA Football". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Femi Oladejo". Sports Reference. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Sawyer, Hailey. "Oluwafemi Oladejo's beautiful violence has UCLA believing in its pass rush". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  12. ↑ Williams, James. "UCLA's Oluwafemi Oladejo's big first half slows San Diego State". Orange County-Register. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  13. ↑ Sawyer, Hailey. "UCLA's Oluwafemi Oladejo gaining more experience as edge rusher". Orange County-Register. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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