Samuel Okunlola
Samuel Okunlola
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Samuel Okunlola has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Georgia Tech — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Deion Sanders.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colorado | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Colorado | 30 | 19 | 7.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 18 | 9 | 6.0 | 5.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 28 | 13.0 | 8.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Colorado
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +4 net (42 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #30 · 2026 recruiting class #67
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to BJ Diakite’s 2022 season.
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Differs from BJ on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kyle King's sophomore season at Ball State (2022).
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