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Adepoju Adebawore

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Adepoju Adebawore
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 34
PositionDefensive end
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born:c. 2005 (age 19–20)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight241 lb (109 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolNorth Kansas City (Missouri)

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

Early years

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "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]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Colton Sulley (March 2, 2023). "'He is good stuff': How Adepoju Adebawore's relationships steered him to OU football". OU Daily.
  4. ^ "Adepoju Adebawore". 247Sports. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Adepoju Adebawore". On3. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Adepoju Adebawore". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Adepoju Adebawore". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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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