Kitan Oladapo

Olakitan Oladapo is an American football defensive back who plays for the Oregon State.

Kitan Oladapo
Oregon State Beavers – No. 28
PositionDefensive back
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior
MajorDesign and Innovation Management
Personal information
Born:October 10, 2000
West Covina, California
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolCentral Catholic High School

Early life and high school

Oladapo was raised in Happy Valley, Oregon and attended Central Catholic High School. In his high school career he recorded 16 tackles, with one being for a loss.[1] Oladapo decided to walk on to play college football at Oregon State.[2][3]

College career

In Oladapo's first season in 2018, he redshirted and did not appear in any games. In his second year in 2019, he would only play in one game, recording no stats.[4] In the 2020 season Oladapo would take a big step up, playing in six games where he tallied 26 tackles, with 2.5 going for a loss, two sacks, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble.[5] Oladapo intercepted a pass off of Cooper Legas in their loss to Utah State in the 2021 LA Bowl.[6] Oladapo had a breakout 2021 season tallying 69 tackles, 5.5 being for a loss, a sack, an interception, and eight pass deflections.[7] Oladapo opened the 2022 season strong; in Week two, he had a career-best 15 tackles, a sack, and a pass deflection.[8] For his performance, Oldapo was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week.[9][10] In the Beavers season finale, Oladapo recorded a new career-best 17 tackles along with a tackle for loss, as he helped Oregon State upset their rivals #9 Oregon.[11] For his performance against the Ducks, Oladapo was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second time that season.[12][13] Oladapo finished the 2022 season with 80 tackles, four of them going for a loss, 2.5 sacks, and six pass deflections.[14] For his performance on the year he was named an AP First Team All Pac-12.[15][16] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Oladapo announced that he would return to play for the Beavers in 2023.[17] Oladapo was named to the First Team Preseason All Pac-12 team.[18][19]

References
  1. "Kitan Oladapo Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. Hoffmann, Shane. "Oladapo, veteran Oregon State secondary in for biggest test against USC". The I-5 Corridor. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. "Kitan Oladapo". On3.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. "Kitan Oladapo". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. "2020 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. Coles, Joe. "Highlights, key plays and photos from Utah State's 24-13 win over Oregon State in the LA Bowl". Deseret News. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. "2021 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. Peterson, Derek. "Oregon State earns second Defensive Player of the Week honor in as many weeks". Saturday Out West. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. "Kitan Oladapo Named Pac-12 Defensive Player Of The Week". 247Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. Flores, Victor. "Montana State has Oregon State's 'full attention' ahead of injury-filled money game". 406 mt sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State's 38-34 victory over Oregon produces 3 Pac-12 player of the week winners". Oregon Live. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. "Oregon State's Kitan Oladapo earns Pac-12 Defensive Player of the week". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  13. "Three Beavers Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  14. "2022 Oregon State Beavers Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. Marshall, John. "Williams, Phillips highlight AP All-Pac-12 team". AP News. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. Machado, Angie. "Kitan Oladapo Earns First Team AP All-Pac-12 Honors". 247Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  17. Daschel, Nick. "Oregon State safety Kitan Oladapo says he has 'unfinished business,' plans Beavers return in 2023". Oregon Live. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. Straka, Dean. "2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 football team: USC's Caleb Williams headlines, Utah lands six first-team selections". CBS Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  19. Vaughn, Steven. "OSU's Kitan Oladapo And UO's Brandon Dorlus Both Preseason First Team All Pac-12 Defense". 750 The Game. Retrieved 31 July 2023.


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