Ade Ogundeji
American football player (born 1998)
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Adetokunbo Ademola Ogundeji (born October 9, 1998) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born | October 9, 1998 West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 268 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Walled Lake Central (Commerce Township, Michigan) | ||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2016–2020) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 5th round, 182nd overall pick | ||||||||||
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Early life
Ogundeji grew up in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He did not play football until his freshman year at Walled Lake Central High School.[1][2] He originally committed to play at Western Michigan.[3] As a junior, he had 68 tackles, nine sacks, 17 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries and ultimately de-committed from Western Michigan after being more heavily recruited.[4] Ogundeji ultimately signed to play at Notre Dame.[5] His senior season was cut short due to a knee injury.[6]
College career
Ogundeji played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2016 to 2020. He spent his freshman season on the scout team and did not appear in any games and played sparingly as a sophomore.[7] He started to receive significant playing time as a junior during the 2018 season and finished the year with 25 total tackles, three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. As a senior in 2019, Ogundeji had 34 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery after playing in all 13 of the Fighting Irish's games.[8] On September 28, 2019, Ogundeji returned a fumble for a touchdown against Virginia.[9] Ogundeji opted to return for a fifth season in 2020.[10] He had seven sacks in his final season.[11]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.94 m) | 260 lb (118 kg) | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.78 s | 1.71 s | 2.76 s | 4.65 s | 7.19 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
Ogundeji was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round with the 182nd overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft.[15] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Atlanta on June 15, 2021.[16] During the 2021 season, Ogundeji appeared in 16 games, making 11 starts.[17]
Ogundeji started 16 games during the 2022 season.[17]
On August 15, 2023, Ogundeji was placed on injured reserve.[18]
Ogundeji was released by the Falcons on May 16, 2024.[17]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On August 29, 2024, Ogundeji was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad.[19] On October 12, 2024, Ogundeji was promoted to the active roster.[20][21] He was released on December 17.[22]
In July 2025, Ogundeji announced his retirement.[23]
Career statistics
NFL
College
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 13 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 13 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 43 | 13 | 80 | 44 | 36 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Personal life
He is of Nigerian descent through his father.[24]
