2023 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
• Pro Football Focus All-America First Team
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• AP All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Second Team
• East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Defensive Player Of The Week
• Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team
• Bednarik Award Watch List
• Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Played in all 13 games, totaling 74 tackles with 3 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, 10 passes deflected, a forced fumble and fumble recovered
• Posted a season-high 12 tackles in the win at California, recording a 3-yard tackle for loss. Added a pass breakup
• Ended the season with back-to-back 11-tackle efforts, first at Oregon and then against Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl. Had pass breakups in both games and finished with a 1-yard TFL against the Fighting Irish
• Intercepted two passes for 14 yards total in the win over Stanford. Posted two tackles and one more pass breakup versus the Cardinal
• Recovered a fumble in the opener against San Jose State and then forced a fumble against Washington in his final game at Reser Stadium
• Opened the year with seven tackles against SJSU, and picked up six at Arizona
• Finished with five tackles three times: versus Washington State, UCLA and Utah
2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Fourth Team
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
• Played in and started all 13 games
• Second on the team with 80 tackles, adding 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and six pass breakups
• Finished with a then-career-high 15 tackles in the win over Fresno State. He posted one sack with 1.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup. Named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Week after the effort
• Finished with six tackles versus Montana State in Portland
• Had an 11-yard sack and seven tackles against USC
• Tallied seven tackles in the win at Stanford
• Finished with six tackles and half a sack against Washington State
• Had six tackles at Washington
• Set a career-high with 17 tackles in the win over Oregon. Also had a half a tackle for loss. Named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Week after the win
• Ended the season with five tackles and half a TFL versus Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts. Totaled 69 tackles with six tackles for loss, one sack and nine pass breakups
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Pro Football Focus Third-Team All-Pac-12
• Recorded six tackles and made three tackles for loss at Colorado
• Made eight tackles with half a tackle for loss in the win over Utah
• Among OSU’s team leaders with six tackles in the win over Stanford. Also broke up two passes
• Totaled nine tackles with one tackle for loss in the regular season finale at Oregon
• Finished with five tackles, including one sack, in the win over Arizona State
• Broke up a pass and made six tackles at California
• Recorded six tackles in the win at USC and posted one pass breakup
• Totaled four tackles apiece versus Purdue and Washington. Had half a tackle for loss against the Huskies
• Credited with three pass breakups in week two against Hawai’i
2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in six games, making one start
• Tallied 26 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and one pass breakup
• Recorded a career-best nine tackles in the win over Oregon. Also credited with a pass breakup
• Finished with six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack versus Stanford. Also forced a fumble
• Ended the season with five tackles against Arizona State
• Opened the season with two tackles and one tackle for loss (sack) against Washington State
2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in one game
2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play, utilizing his redshirt season
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
• Letterwinners for head coach Steve Pyne
• Earned first-team and second-team all-league honors during his tenure, as well as all-state
• Helped Central Catholic to a state championship in 2017
PERSONAL
• Full name is Olakitan Oladapo
• Majoring in design and innovation management
• Son of Funke and Akin Oladapo
• Has one brother, Kash, and one sister, Anjola
• Enjoys music, video games and movies in his spare time
• Chose Oregon State because of the “engineering program and the community.”
• Pro Football Focus All-America First Team
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• AP All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Second Team
• East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Defensive Player Of The Week
• Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team
• Bednarik Award Watch List
• Nagurski Trophy Watch List
• Played in all 13 games, totaling 74 tackles with 3 tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions, 10 passes deflected, a forced fumble and fumble recovered
• Posted a season-high 12 tackles in the win at California, recording a 3-yard tackle for loss. Added a pass breakup
• Ended the season with back-to-back 11-tackle efforts, first at Oregon and then against Notre Dame in the Sun Bowl. Had pass breakups in both games and finished with a 1-yard TFL against the Fighting Irish
• Intercepted two passes for 14 yards total in the win over Stanford. Posted two tackles and one more pass breakup versus the Cardinal
• Recovered a fumble in the opener against San Jose State and then forced a fumble against Washington in his final game at Reser Stadium
• Opened the year with seven tackles against SJSU, and picked up six at Arizona
• Finished with five tackles three times: versus Washington State, UCLA and Utah
2022 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 First Team
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Fourth Team
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12)
• Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 28)
• Played in and started all 13 games
• Second on the team with 80 tackles, adding 4.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, three quarterback hurries and six pass breakups
• Finished with a then-career-high 15 tackles in the win over Fresno State. He posted one sack with 1.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup. Named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Week after the effort
• Finished with six tackles versus Montana State in Portland
• Had an 11-yard sack and seven tackles against USC
• Tallied seven tackles in the win at Stanford
• Finished with six tackles and half a sack against Washington State
• Had six tackles at Washington
• Set a career-high with 17 tackles in the win over Oregon. Also had a half a tackle for loss. Named the Pac-12’s Defensive Player of the Week after the win
• Ended the season with five tackles and half a TFL versus Florida in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl
2021 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in all 13 games, making 12 starts. Totaled 69 tackles with six tackles for loss, one sack and nine pass breakups
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Pro Football Focus Third-Team All-Pac-12
• Recorded six tackles and made three tackles for loss at Colorado
• Made eight tackles with half a tackle for loss in the win over Utah
• Among OSU’s team leaders with six tackles in the win over Stanford. Also broke up two passes
• Totaled nine tackles with one tackle for loss in the regular season finale at Oregon
• Finished with five tackles, including one sack, in the win over Arizona State
• Broke up a pass and made six tackles at California
• Recorded six tackles in the win at USC and posted one pass breakup
• Totaled four tackles apiece versus Purdue and Washington. Had half a tackle for loss against the Huskies
• Credited with three pass breakups in week two against Hawai’i
2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in six games, making one start
• Tallied 26 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and one pass breakup
• Recorded a career-best nine tackles in the win over Oregon. Also credited with a pass breakup
• Finished with six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack versus Stanford. Also forced a fumble
• Ended the season with five tackles against Arizona State
• Opened the season with two tackles and one tackle for loss (sack) against Washington State
2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
• Played in one game
2018 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play, utilizing his redshirt season
CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
• Letterwinners for head coach Steve Pyne
• Earned first-team and second-team all-league honors during his tenure, as well as all-state
• Helped Central Catholic to a state championship in 2017
PERSONAL
• Full name is Olakitan Oladapo
• Majoring in design and innovation management
• Son of Funke and Akin Oladapo
• Has one brother, Kash, and one sister, Anjola
• Enjoys music, video games and movies in his spare time
• Chose Oregon State because of the “engineering program and the community.”