Last confirmed: Tulane, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 270 lb · Akure · La Lumiere School
Ade Aruna: DE · Tulane · #1.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ade Aruna
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Second year in the Tulane defensive front. One game to point at: 4 tackles against SMU — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
25 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-14vs Grambling | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 14-56@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 62-28vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-23@ Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-34vs No. 16 South Florida | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 26-56@ No. 24 Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-17vs Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-24@ East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs Houston | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ SMU | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 15 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 |
Week 1 · 2017
W 43-14
vs Grambling
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Grambling.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
12%3 sacksTFL rate
12%3 TFLHurry rate
12%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%3 of 6 pressures25 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Willie Fritz — 9-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
29.9%
241 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
67.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tulane, 8 sacks — drafted at #218 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Curtis Johnson → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 9th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 9th NFL seasonFrom Akure, Nigeria — one of 9 players from Nigeria in FBS this season.
