Ore Adeyi
Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at Northwestern: Pat Fitzgerald and David Braun. A game that shows it: 8 tackles against Indiana — Week 4, 2026.
34 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
OregonLive Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Northwestern | 34 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | Northwestern | 20 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 18 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 79 | 52 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-18vs South Dakota State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7vs Colorado | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-29@ No. 5 Indiana | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-13vs Penn State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-14vs Ball State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21@ Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-14vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-34@ Oregon | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Oct. 31 · L 26-34 at Oregon, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 7 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Northwestern’s defense played that day
Oregon’s 10 drives: 4 stopped (1 takeaway) · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 6.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 8 for him; the box score credits 7.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Colorado’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, up 38-7. Ended Colorado’s drive (int).
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 1 of his 2, sacks included.
Ratings of the games shown run from -20 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
21%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL34 tackles · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Pass share
40.2%
204 pass / 303 run
Plays / game
63.4
8 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
231 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #72 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #46 of 77 Big Ten DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,426 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Big Ten.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 30 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
