Adepoju Adebawore Explained

Adepoju Adebawore
School:Oklahoma Sooners
Currentnumber:34
Currentposition:Defensive end
Class:Sophomore
Birth Date:c.
Birth Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Heightft:6
Heightin:4
Weight:241
Highschool:North Kansas City (Missouri)
Pastschools:
Espn:4899363

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

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] attended North Kansas City High School. He 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,[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 football

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

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Notes and References

  1. News: Who are Adetomiwa Adebawore's parents? All you need to know about top 2023 NFL Draft prospect's family. Sportskeeda. April 29, 2023.
  2. News: Oklahoma Early Enrollees: Why DE P.J. Adebawore Wasn't Always a Football Guy. SI.com. January 19, 2023. John E. Hoover.
  3. News: 'He is good stuff': How Adepoju Adebawore's relationships steered him to OU football. OU Daily. March 2, 2023. Colton Sulley.
  4. Web site: Adepoju Adebawore. 247Sports. September 1, 2023.
  5. Web site: Adepoju Adebawore. On3. September 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: Adepoju Adebawore. ESPN.com. September 1, 2023.
  7. Web site: Adepoju Adebawore. Rivals.com. September 1, 2023.
  8. Web site: Engle . Todd . North Kansas City’s Adepoju Adebawore progresses to next stage of football career at OU . Kansas City Star . 2023-01-30 . 2024-07-28.
  9. Web site: Four-star OU commit Adepoju Adebawore talks about his commitment to the Sooners . Tulsa World . 2024-06-24 . 2024-07-28.