Paulson Adebo

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Paulson Adebo
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Adebo in 2021
No. 29 – New Orleans Saints
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1999-07-03) July 3, 1999 (age 25)
Farmington, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Mansfield (Mansfield, Texas)
College: Stanford (2017–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 3 / pick: 76
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024
Total tackles:254
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:43
Interceptions:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Saiid Paulson Adebo (born July 3, 1999) is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Early life

Adebo attended Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas. He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. He originally committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football but changed to Stanford University. [1] [2]

College career

After not appearing in any games his first year at Stanford in 2017, Adebo played in 13 games with 12 starts in 2018. He finished the season with 64 tackles and four interceptions. [3] [4] He returned as a starter in 2019. [5] [6] During his junior season, Adebo had 33 tackles, 10 pass breakups, and 4 interceptions. Despite speculation that he would declare for the 2020 NFL draft, and being listed as the number 2 draft-eligible cornerback by Mel Kiper, Adebo announced that he would return to Stanford for his senior year. [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		198 lb
(90 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.44 s1.57 s2.60 s4.13 s6.69 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		18 reps
All values from Pro Day [8] [9] [10]

2021

The New Orleans Saints selected Adebo in the third round (76th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft. [11] The New Orleans Saints secured their ability to draft Adebo by orchestrating a trade in which they sent two third round picks (98th and 105th overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft to the New York Giants in return for the 76th overall pick. Adebo was the 11th cornerback drafted in 2021.

On June 9, 2021, the New Orleans Saints signed Adebo to a four-year, $5.04 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.02 million. [12]

Throughout training camp, Adebo competed to be a starting cornerback after the retirement of Janoris Jenkins left a role vacant. He began the season in competition with Patrick Robinson until Robinson suddenly retired on August 10. The Saints would sign Prince Amukamara and hold an open competition that also included veterans Brian Poole, Grant Haley, P. J. Williams, and Ken Crawley. [13] Head coach Sean Payton named Adebo and Marshon Lattimore the starting cornerbacks to start the regular season.

On September 12, 2021, Adebo started in his professional regular season debut and recorded three combined tackles (two solo), a pass deflection, and had his first career interception off a pass thrown by Aaron Rodgers intended for wide receiver Davante Adams to return it for 33-yards as the Saints routed the Green Bay Packers 38–3 in their home-opener. [14] The following week, he collected a season-high seven combined tackles (six solo) during a 7–26 loss at the Carolina Panthers in Week 2. On January 9, 2022, Adebo recorded five combined tackles (three solo), a season-high two pass deflections, while intercepting a pass by quarterback Matt Ryan in a 20–30 victory over the Atlanta Falcon. [15] He started in all 17 games as a rookie and finished the 2021 NFL season with a total of 66 combined tackles (55 solo), eight passes defensed, and three interceptions while appearing in 850 (76%) of the team's defensive snaps. [16] [17]

2022

In the 2022 season, Adebo finished with 60 total tackles (51 solo) and seven passes defended in 13 games. [18]

2023

In Week 9 of the 2023 season, Adebo recorded seven tackles, three pass breakups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and recovery in a 24–17 win over the Chicago Bears, earning National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week. [19]

2024

Adebo started 7 games for the Saints in 2024, logging 3 interceptions and 52 combined tackles. In the Saints' week 7 game against the Denver Broncos, Adebo suffered a broken femur and was ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery. [20]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2021 NO 17176655110.0—835016.733000
2022 NO 1312605190.0—70000000
2023 NO 15157660160.0—184328.027022
2024 NO 77524390.0—1036822.6747000
Career 5251254209450.00431015011.8447022

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References

  1. ↑ Gosset, Brian (January 9, 2017). "Mansfield's 4-star recruit Adebo de-commits from Notre Dame". Star-Telegram.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. ↑ Lefkow, Mike (January 17, 2017). "Stanford flips four-star recruit from Notre Dame". East Bay Times. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ FitzGerald, Tom (August 25, 2018). "Stanford's French-speaking Paulson Adebo will let his play do the talking". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lombardi, David (September 27, 2018). "Stanford's Paulson Adebo, once committed to Notre Dame, emerges as Duane Akina's next top-flight DB". The Athletic. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Mandel, Stewart (August 29, 2019). "In Paulson Adebo, Stanford has a headliner in more ways than one". The Athletic. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ Crepea, James (September 18, 2019). "Can Oregon Ducks receivers get open against Stanford lock-down CB Paulson Adebo?". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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  13. ↑ Mike Triplett (August 10, 2021). "Patrick Robinson retiring, adding to New Orleans Saints' CB dilemma". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints – September 12th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons - January 9th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Paulson Adebo 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  17. ↑ "New Orleans Saints 2021 Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Paulson Adebo 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  19. ↑ Gordon, Grant (November 8, 2023). "Texans QB C.J. Stroud, Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs highlight Players of the Week". NFL.com.
  20. ↑ Terrell, Katherine (October 18, 2024). "Saints CB Adebo (leg surgery) out for season". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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