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Kitan Oladapo
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Oladapo at the 2023 Sun Bowl
No. 27 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-10) October 10, 2000 (age 24)
West Covina, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Central Catholic
College:Oregon State (2018–2023)
NFL draft:2024 / round: 5 / pick: 169
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024
Total tackles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Olakitan "Kitan" Oladapo (born October 10, 2000) is an American professional football safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers.

Early life

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

College career

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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, Oladapo 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]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		216 lb
(98 kg) 		32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.58 s 1.59 s 2.66 s 36.0 in
(0.91 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 15 reps
All values from NFL Combine[20][21]

Oladapo was selected in the fifth round (169th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.[22] On May 14, he signed his contract with the Packers.[23]

Personal life

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Oladapo is the son of Funke and Akin Oladapo and has two siblings, a brother, Kash and a sister, Anjola.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kitan Oladapo Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Shane (September 22, 2022). "Oladapo, veteran Oregon State secondary in for biggest test against USC". The I-5 Corridor. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Kitan Oladapo". On3.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Kitan Oladapo". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "2020 Oregon State Beavers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Coles, Joe (December 18, 2021). "Highlights, key plays and photos from Utah State's 24–13 win over Oregon State in the LA Bowl". Deseret News. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "2021 Oregon State Beavers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  8. ^ Peterson, Derek (September 12, 2022). "Oregon State earns second Defensive Player of the Week honor in as many weeks". Saturday Out West. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kitan Oladapo Named Pac-12 Defensive Player Of The Week". 247Sports. September 12, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  10. ^ Flores, Victor (September 13, 2022). "Montana State has Oregon State's 'full attention' ahead of injury-filled money game". 406 MT Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  11. ^ Daschel, Nick (November 28, 2022). "Oregon State's 38–34 victory over Oregon produces 3 Pac-12 player of the week winners". OregonLive.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  12. ^ "Oregon State's Kitan Oladapo earns Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". Yahoo! Sports. November 28, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  13. ^ "Three Beavers Earn Pac-12 Weekly Honors". Pac-12 Conference. November 28, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  14. ^ "2022 Oregon State Beavers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  15. ^ Marshall, John (December 8, 2022). "Williams, Phillips highlight AP All-Pac-12 team". AP News. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  16. ^ Machado, Angie (December 8, 2022). "Kitan Oladapo Earns First Team AP All-Pac-12 Honors". 247Sports. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  17. ^ Daschel, Nick (December 31, 2022). "Oregon State safety Kitan Oladapo says he has 'unfinished business,' plans Beavers return in 2023". Oregon Live. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  18. ^ Straka, Dean (July 18, 2023). "2023 Preseason All-Pac-12 football team: USC's Caleb Williams headlines, Utah lands six first-team selections". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  19. ^ Vaughn, Steven (July 19, 2023). "OSU's Kitan Oladapo And UO's Brandon Dorlus Both Preseason First Team All Pac-12 Defense". 750 The Game. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  20. ^ "Kitan Oladapo Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Kitan Oladapo College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  22. ^ Spofford, Mike (April 27, 2024). "2024 NFL Draft: Packers select Oregon State S Kitan Oladapo in 5th round, No. 169 overall". Packers.com. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  23. ^ "Packers sign six draft picks". Packers.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
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