The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Roster
Ayodele Adeoye
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- IMG Academy [Fla.]
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sport
A fourth-year linebacker who has played in 25 career games and started 10 times ... enrolled at UT in January 2018 ... a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2018, spring 2020).
SENIOR (2021)
Played in six games (Rice, Texas Tech, vs. Oklahoma, at Baylor, at Iowa State, Kansas State) … recorded seven tackles (four solo) and one tackle for loss … made his season debut in the Longhorns’ 58-0 victory over Rice, logging a season-high three tackles (one solo) … collected one solo tackle in a win against Texas Tech … registered one tackle in the 2021 AT&T Red River Showdown against No. 6/4 Oklahoma … posted two tackles and one tackle for loss at Iowa State.
JUNIOR (2020)
Played in two games (at Texas Tech, vs. TCU) ... recorded five total tackles (two solo) ... logged two tackles in Texas’ come-from-behind win at Texas Tech ... posted three tackles against TCU.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in all 13 games and started 10 times ... logged 45 tackles (24 solo), three tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups and intercepted one pass ... totaled five tackles in a road win at Rice ... logged a season-high eight tackles, including four solo stops, in the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown versus No. 6 Oklahoma ... made five total tackles, four of which were unassisted, against Kansas ... made three solo tackles at TCU... registered three total tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack against Kansas State.... registered five tackles (three solos), one tackle for loss and one sack against the Bears... totaled three tackles and two pass breakups against the Red Raiders ... notched five tackles in the Valero Alamo Bowl against No. 11 Utah.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in four games (Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas and Georgia) and will be eligible to retain his year of eligibility with a redshirt ... made his career debut in the 41-34 win over Texas Tech ... also played in the win over Iowa State ... played in the 24-17 win over Kansas ... played in the Longhorns’ 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Kevin Wright at IMG Academy in Florida ... an All-America, all-state and two-time all-conference honoree ... played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game ... named to the 2017 High School Butkus Award watch list ... ranked No. 49 nationally (No. 3 ILB) and No. 13 overall in Florida by ESPN ... rated No. 104 nationally (No. 6 ILB) and No. 16 overall in Missouri by 247Sports ... ranked as the No. 12 ILB and No. 46 overall in Florida by Rivals ... part of a defense that allowed just 13.7 points per game, including two shutouts, and did not allow more than 22 points in a game as a senior ... credited with 25 tackles in eight games ... helped IMG Academy to a 9-0 record against some of the top teams in the nation in 2017 ... tabbed second-team Class 6 All-State by the Missouri Football Coaches Association in 2016 ... selected first-team Suburban XII South All-Conference ... chosen third-team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ... recorded 128 tackles and six sacks as a junior ... posted five games of 17 tackles or more ... part of a defense that allowed 20.7 points per game, including 33 combined points in four games to open the season ... helped Ritenour to a 7-3 overall record, including a 3-2 conference mark, and an appearance in the Class 6 playoffs in 2016 ... chosen second-team Suburban XII South All-Conference in 2015 ... helped Ritenour to an appearance in the second round of the Class 6 playoffs in 2015 ... played at Ritenour High School in Overland, Mo., prior to IMG Academy.
PERSONAL
Has family in Dallas, Arlington and Houston ... is the son of Renata Jones and Louis Adeoye ... has three siblings; Adewale and Aaron Adeoye and Aryonna Jones ... born in St. Louis, Mo. and is Nigerian.
