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2 Adeolu Adeleke

  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 / 185
  • Position RB
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Conyers, Ga.
  • High School Heritage HS

Biography

Career Highs
Rushing Attempts: 6, vs. Shorter (02/27/21), vs. Reinhardt (09/02/21)
Rushing Yards: 73, vs. Robert Morris (04/03/21), at Gardner-Webb (10/13/18)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1, vs. Robert Morris (04/03/21), at Gardner-Webb (10/13/18), vs. Jacksonville St. (10/02/21)
Longest Rush: 61, vs. Monmouth (11/20/21)
Receptions: 2, at Hampton (10/09/21), vs. NC A&T (10/16/21), at North Alabama (11/13/21)
Receiving Yards: 39, at Georgia Tech (09/11/21)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, at Georgia Tech (09/11/21)
Longest Reception: 39, at Georgia Tech (09/11/21)
Longest Kick Return: 20, vs. Reinhardt (09/02/21)

As a Senior (Fall 2021)
Tallied six rushes for 28 yards in the season opener against Reinhardt (Sept. 2) ... caught one pass for a 39-yard touchdown week two at Georgia Tech (Sept. 11) ... also added one rush for 14 yards ... Had two carries and 38 yards against No. 17 Jacksonville State (Oct. 2), which included a 32-yard rushing touchdown ... caught two passes for 29 yards at North Alabama (Nov. 13) ... also added nine carries for 44 yards ... had a career-long 61-yard rushing touchdown against Monmouth (Nov. 20) in the Big South Championship game ... also caught one pass for 22 yards ... added four rushes for 31 yards against Davidson (Nov. 27) in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs ... had one rush go for 18 yards and averaged 7.8 yards per carry.   

As a Junior (Spring 2021)
Played in four games ... carried 17 times for 153 yards ... his 9.0 rushing average was tops amongst qualified rushers ... found pay-dirt against Robert Morris (4/3) ... caught one pass for 14 yards against Monmouth.

As a Sophomore (2019)
Played in all 14 games and rushed for 125 yards on 14 carries … had a season-high three carries against Monmouth (Nov. 2) and at Weber State (Dec. 7) in the second round of the FCS Playoffs … registered a season-best 36 yards on the ground against Monmouth and had 35 rushing yards against North Alabama (Oct. 26) … had one carry for 20 yards in the season-opener against Point university (Aug. 31) and hauled in his only catch of the year for 13 yards against Monmouth … returned a kickoff for 19 yards against Weber State … tallied 157 all-purpose yards on the season.

As a Freshman (2018)
Played in 10 games as a freshman … had five rushes for 79 yards and one touchdown on the season … recorded a 60-yard touchdown run at Gardner-Webb (Oct. 13) as part of a 73-yard performance on just four carries.

High School
A two-year letterwinner at Heritage High School for head coach Corey Johnson ... received 6A All-State honors...Named Region Player of the Year this past season ... hauled in 1,138 receiving yards and 64 receptions his senior year ... averaged 17.8 yards per catch and 103.5 receiving yards per game ... scored 10 touchdowns in 2016 ... also recorded five carries and scored twice on the ground ... totaled 1,540 all-purpose yards -- averaging 140 all-purpose yards per game ... on defense, he totaled 31 tackles in 11 games to go along with 4.0 sacks his senior season ... as a junior, he recorded one interception and one fumble recovery ... also competed in track and was the long jump region champion as a sophomore and state qualifier as a junior.

Personal
Full name is Adeolu Adeleke ... Born Nov. 2, 1998 in Atlanta ... son of Shola and Temi Adeleke ... has two siblings, Ife and Kemi ... majoring in management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2017Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 179 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2018Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 189 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    RB
    5'10" 189 lbs
    11
  • 2

    2021Senior

    RB
    5'10" 185 lbs
    2