Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 31-45@ North Texas | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-38@ Texas A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#37
Kayode Oladele
Junior defensive lineman on UConn's 2022 roster.
6′4″ · 269 lb · Miami, FL
UConn 2022 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
SDE recruit
No. 310 nationally · Signed with Memphis
Last played in 2023.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive lineman on UConn's 2022 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Memphis in 2018.
Kayode Oladele
Wins his gap play after play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Ryan Silverfield and Jim Mora. One game to point at: 3 tackles against North Texas — Week 5, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at UConn — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Memphis4-star out of Champagnat Catholic - Hialeah
20227 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo
2022UConn6-7HC: Jim Mora · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Collin McCarthy’s 2021 season.
Matches Collin on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon White-McClain's sophomore season at Old Dominion (2023).
92%match
Matches Jaylon on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Kayode Oladele
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology