Chris Oladokun
Chris Oladokun (born September 3, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida before transferring to Samford then to South Dakota State.
| No. 13 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 3, 1997 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Sickles (Citrus Park, Florida) |
| College: | South Florida (2016–2018) Samford (2019–2020) South Dakota State (2021) |
| NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 241 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Practice squad |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Early life and high school
Oladokun was born and grew up in Tampa, Florida. He initially attended Braulio Alonso High School, where he was the starting quarterback as a sophomore and junior and passed for 3,646 yards and 32 touchdowns over those two seasons.[1] Oladokun transferred to Sickles High School prior to his senior season.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at South Florida over offers from Nebraska, Temple, Iowa State, Bowling Green, Georgia Southern, South Alabama, and Toledo.[3]
College career
Oladokun began his college career at South Florida, and redshirted his true freshman season. He played in two games during his redshirt freshman season, completing one pass attempt for 12 yards and rushing once for one yard.[1] Oladokun started three games as a redshirt sophomore and completed 22 of 44 pass attempts for 285 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. After the season, Oladokun announced that he would be transferring to Samford.[4]
Oladokun played in all 12 of the Bulldogs' games and started eight in his first season with the team and passed for 2,064 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions and rushed for 493 yards and eight touchdowns.[5] After his senior season, Oladokun transferred to South Dakota State as a graduate transfer.[6] In his lone season with the Jackrabbits, he passed for 3,164 yards and 25 touchdowns.[7]
Statistics
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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| GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| South Florida Bulls | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 200.8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0–3 | 22 | 44 | 50.0 | 285 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 122.4 | 25 | 19 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| Samford Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 12 | 4–3 | 169 | 272 | 62.1 | 2,058 | 7.6 | 18 | 7 | 142.6 | 127 | 491 | 3.9 | 8 | |
| 2020–21 | 6 | 0–1 | 37 | 56 | 66.1 | 221 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 | 98.0 | 22 | 26 | 1.2 | 2 | |
| South Dakota State Jackrabbits | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 15 | 11–4 | 238 | 382 | 62.3 | 3,164 | 8.3 | 25 | 7 | 149.0 | 73 | 166 | 2.3 | 2 | |
| Career | 41 | 15−11 | 467 | 755 | 61.9 | 5,740 | 7.6 | 47 | 17 | 141.8 | 248 | 703 | 2.8 | 12 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.71 s | 1.65 s | 2.68 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | ||||
| All values from Pro Day[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers
Oladokun was selected in the seventh round with the 241st overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[10] He was released on August 23, 2022.[11]
Kansas City Chiefs
On August 31, 2022, Oladokun was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad.[12][13]
Oladokun was waived by the Chiefs on August 31, 2023 He was signed to the practice squad the following day.[14]
References
- Simon, Nick (August 22, 2018). "USF Football Player Profile: #10 QB Chris Oladokun". TheDailyStampede.com. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- Parsons, Kelly (August 28, 2018). "Former Alonso High players face coaches' wrath upon transfers". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- Odom, Jeff (February 3, 2016). "Chris Oladokun USF's lone QB in 2016 class". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- Knight, Joey (January 13, 2019). "Former Bulls QB Chris Oladokun transferring to Samford". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "From Florida to South Dakota: New Jackrabbit QB Chris Oladokun ready to vie for starting job". Argus Leader. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Jackrabbits land QB transfer". The Brookings Register. May 27, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- Bouchette, Ed (April 30, 2022). "Steelers draft Chris Oladokun: Another QB pick may put Mason Rudolph's spot in jeopardy". The Athletic. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "2022 NFL Draft Scout Chris Oladokun College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- "Oladokun announced as the No. 241 pick in 2022 draft". steelers.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- "Steelers complete draft with 7th-round choices QB Chris Oladokun and LB Mark Robinson". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- "Surprise cuts: Steelers release rookie QB Chris Oladokun, veteran LB Genard Avery". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- Foote, Jordan (August 31, 2022). "Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Practice Squad Tracker". SI.com. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
- "Chiefs sign 12 practice squad players on reserve/future contracts". Chiefs Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- "Chiefs Announce Roster Moves". Chiefs.com. August 30, 2023.