Oluwafemi Oladejo: LB · UCLA · #2.
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Oluwafemi Oladejo
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Penn State — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 13.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UCLA | 57 | 30 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | UCLA | 53 | 27 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | California | 69 | 29 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 179 | 86 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-13@ Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-42vs Indiana | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ No. 16 LSU | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-34vs No. 8 Oregon | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-27@ No. 7 Penn State | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-21vs Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-32@ Rutgers | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-17vs Iowa | 6 | 5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | L 19-31@ Washington | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-19vs USC | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 30 | 13.5 | 4.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
24%14 TFLSack rate
8%4 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups57 tackles · 13.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deshaun Foster
Pass share
54.7%
398 pass / 330 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
436 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at California and UCLA, 179 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Justin Wilcox, Chip Kelly and Deshaun Foster.
