The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Tope Imade
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- Weight:
- 355
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bowie
- Major:
- Graduate School: Marketing
A sixth-year offensive lineman who utilized his additional year of eligibility and has played in 19 games with six starts ... entered college as an offensive lineman, switched defensive line prior to fall camp in 2017 ... switched back to offensive line in the middle of the 2017 season following injuries ... made his debut versus Louisiana Tech in 2019 ... earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors in 2021 … named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2020 ... a six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019, fall 2019, spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021) ... an all-state and two-time all-district honoree in high school.
SUPER SENIOR (2021)
Played in 11 games with six starts … made his season debut at Arkansas … started the final six games of the season … blocked for the seventh running back duo in UT history with a 1,000- and 500-yard rusher (Bijan Robinson - 1,127, Roschon Johnson – 569) … helped protect QB Casey Thompson, who had a Big 12-leading 24 touchdown passes ... part of unit that helped three Longhorns total three 100-yard rushing games … blocked for Bijan Robinson’s 135 rushing yard performance against Oklahoma State … helped Keilan Robinson rush for 111 yards on nine carries at West Virginia, the first 100-yard game of his career … blocked for Roschon Johnson’s career-best 179 rushing yards against Kansas State.
SENIOR (2020)
Played in five games ... contributed as a reserve along the offensive line and on special teams ... made his first appearance of the season in the season opener against UTEP ... played in the final four games of the season versus West Virginia, No. 13 Iowa State, Kansas State and Colorado.
JUNIOR (2019)
Played against Louisiana Tech, Rice and in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
SOPHOMORE (2018)
Did not play.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2017)
Did not play.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
An all-state and two-time all-district honoree ... named honorable mention 6A All-State by the Associated Press in 2015 ... chosen unanimous first-team All-District 4-6A ... tabbed as one of “2016 Texas’ Best” by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... earned first-team Super Team honors from the (cont.) Fort Worth Star-Telegram ... selected second-team All-Area and ranked among the Top 100 recruits in North Texas by the Dallas Morning News ... picked a Top 100 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribune ... ranked No. 29 OG nationally and No. 4 OG in Texas by Scout ... rated No. 726 overall (No. 31 OG) and No. 101 overall in Texas by 247Sports ... ranked No. 37 OG nationally and No. 79 overall in Texas ... graded out at 86 percent with 81 pancakes as a senior ... part of an offense that averaged 32.7 points, 419.5 total yards and 283.7 rushing yards per game ...helped Bowie to a 6-5 record, including a 5-2 district mark, and an appearance in the bidistrict playoffs in 2015 ... selected first-team All-District 4-6A in 2014 ...part of an offense that averaged 42.5 points, 534.5 total yards, and 345.7 rushing yards per game as a junior ... the offense cleared the 60-point and 600-total yards mark three times ... helped Bowie to a 7-4 overall record, including a 5-2 district mark and an appearance in the 6A Division II bidistrict playoffs in 2014 ... set a Bowie school record with a 515-pound deadlift as a junior ... also competed in shot put and discus at Bowie.
PERSONAL
Son of Betty and Felix Imade ... has a sister, Adesuwa and a brother, Seyi ... mother threw shot put, javelin and discus in Nigeria ... loves superhero movies and anything from DC comics ... born in Dallas.
