2020 WorldWide Rams Draft Profile: Oluwole Betiku Jr | Illinois | EDGE

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Player Bio: Oluwole Betiku and his family moved to the US in his sophomore season from Lagos, Nigeria, where he played soccer and boxed. The family relocated to Maryland first be settling in Los Angeles. He prepped at Serra High School in Gardena, CA. In his senior year, he compiled 70 tackles (28 tackles for loss), 17 sacks, and two forced fumbles. His junior year, he compiled 59 tackles (24 tackles for loss), 11.5 sacks, two passes broken up, and one forced fumble. He would receive many awards and honors: 

Five-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
No. 15 overall recruit in the nation, No. 1 weakside DE in the nation, and No. 2 recruit in California by 247Sports Composite
2015 Prep Star Dream Team and Max Preps All-American
2015 Maxwell Club National Player of the Year finalist
2015 Orange County Register Fab 15 first team
2015 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100
2015 USA Today All-California Defensive Player of the Year
2015 Cal-Hi Sports State Defensive Player of the Year
2015 Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team, All-CIF Pac 5 Division
2015 Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket All-CIF Def. Player of Year
2015 Los Angeles Times All-Area first team
2015 South Bay Daily Breeze Defensive Player of the Year
2015 All-Mission League Lineman of the Year
2014 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Junior first team
2014 All-CIF Pac 5 Division
2014 South Bay Daily Breeze All-South Bay first team
2014 All-Mission League Co-Lineman of the Year

He originally started at USC and then transferred to the University of Illinois. 
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ACCOLADES
​2019 Media All-Big Ten Third-Team
2016 USC’s Defensive Service Team Player of the Year Award

OLUWOLE BETIKU JR
EDGE

HOMETOWN                      |           CLASS
HOPEWELL, VA                  |          JUNIOR (RS)
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DRAFT YR:  2020     COMBINE INVITE: NO




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SCHOOL:  ILLINOIS                                   |                    CONFERENCE:  BIG TEN
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HEIGHT/WEIGHT:  6-3 / 250            ARMS: 33"                 HANDS: 10”           PROJECTED 40-TIME: 4.80         

PRO-DAY RESULTS
BENCH    |    40 YD DASH    |    VERTICAL JUMP    |    BROAD JUMP    |    3 CONE DRILL    |    20 YD SHUTTLE    |    60 YD SHUTTLE
​     20      |          4.70           |           32 1/2"          |             115"          |             7.31            |              4.26            |             N/A

game highlights
​#47 OLUWOLE BETIKU JR VS uconn (2019)

Strengths: He is another "freak of nature" EDGE that showed up and showed at his Pro Day last month. He is tremendously physical and has the athletic ability where he will strive at the next level. He uses his strength off the edge with an ok bull rush and some decent pass rush moves. He can drop off in coverage and challenge to be an every-down EDGE rusher.

Weaknesses: His run defense is horrific despite getting to the play. He does not have excellent agility, which allows him to be nothing but a bull rusher against the pass. He shows stiffness throughout his play and has slow mechanical movements. He has two major injuries to his hip and ankle that required surgery may be responsible for his lack of mobility and stiffness to bending off the edge.​

Draft Grade: 5.62

Draft Projection: 7th round - UDFA (priority)

NFL Comparison: Samson Ebukam