Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2018).

2018 (SR): Earned honorable mention all-Mountain West honors as he played in all 13 games and made four starts... Led the team, ranked tied for second in the conference and tied for sixth in the nation with his three fumble recoveries... Finished the season tied for first on the team among defensive linemen with 38 tackles (19-solo, 19-assist), which included 1.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss... Had a career-high seven tackles against Air Force (9/22)... Had six tackles, including a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss, against New Mexico State (9/8), while adding a career-high two fumble recoveries... Had six tackles, which included 1.0 sacks, at Colorado State (11/17)... Had a then-career-high six tackles at No. 11 Michigan State (8/31) in the season opener... Recovered a fumble at Wyoming (10/20)... Had multiple tackles in nine games.     

2017 (JR): Played in all 13 games, making seven starts… Finished seventh on the team with 43 tackles (18-solo, 25-assist), which included 1.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss, which ranked third on the team… Added one forced fumble and one quarterback hurry… Had a career-high six tackles and forced his first career fumble against Hawai’i (11/18)… Also registered his lone quarterback hurry on the season against the Rainbow Warriors… Added five tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss, at Wake Forest (9/16)… Posted his first career sack against Idaho State (9/7) and added tackles for loss against BYU (9/29), Boise State (10/28) and New Mexico State (12/29) in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl… Recorded at least one tackle in all 13 games and multiple tackles in 12 games.

2016 (SO): Played in seven games and finished the season with two tackles as he recorded stops against Air Force (9/24) and San Diego State (10/28).

2015 (RS-FR): Did not play.

2014 (RS): Redshirted during his first season at Utah State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned Missouri Class 6A first-team all-state honors at defensive end as a prep senior at Ritenour High School in St. Louis, Mo... Recorded 81 total tackles, to go along with 12.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries during the season... Was named the Defensive Lineman of the Year in the Suburban North Conference and a second-team all-Metro selection as a junior in 2012 after recording 79 total tackles, including 18.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries... Was also an all-conference wrestler in high school, recording a 58-14 career record, including a 19-4 mark during his senior season. 

PERSONAL: Son of Louis Adeoye and Renata Jones... Has two brothers and one sister... Brother, Ayodele, is a linebacker at Texas...Brother, Aaron, played on Western Kentucky’s basketball team... Graduated from Utah State in December of 2018 with a degree in sociology... Name is pronounced Ada-wally Ada-oy-ah.

CAREER STATS

CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 7, vs. Air Force (9/22/18); Sacks: 1.0, vs. two opponents; TFL: 1.5, vs. New Mexico State (9/8/18); FR: 2, vs. New Mexico State (9/8/18); FF: 1, vs. Hawai’i (11/18/17); QBH: 1, vs. three opponents.