Kayode Oladele

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 250
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.

Honors

• AAC All-Academic Team (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Dean’s List (2019, 2020)

2021 (Redshirt Junior)

• Appeared in three games for the Tigers
• Saw action in wins over Nicholls, Arkansas State and No. 23/24 SMU

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in eight games on the season
• Had one tackle, a TFL, in victory over Stephen F. Austin

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Played in one game as a member of the 12-2 AAC Championship team that made an appearance in the 84th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
• Made collegiate debut against Tulane

2018 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth
• The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Came to the United States (Miami, Fla.) from Nigeria in 2015
• Attended two different high schools in two years in the Miami area (Miami Edison in 2016; Hialeah Champagnat Catholic in 2017)
• Due to visa issues, played only one season of football and did not complete his senior year of high school
• As a senior at Champagnat Catholic, helped lead the Lions to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 2A state championship
• The Lions finished the year with a 9-2 record
• Credited with 56 total tackles and six sacks in only six games
• Coached by Dennis Marroquin
• Following his senior season, played in the 2018 Tru Foundation Public vs Private game in Miramar, Florida
• 247Sports.com rated him a 4-star recruit, No. 55 player in the state of Florida and No. 11 DE in the nation
• ESPN.com ranked him the nation’s No. 19 DE
• Guardian in the United States is Jonathan Drummond