Josh Aladenoye

Aladenoye played high school football for North Mesquite High School, where he was selected to the all-district team twice. He was ranked as the 36th offensive tackle prospect by Scout.com.^[2] Aladenoye committed to attend the University of Oklahoma and play for the Sooners in June 2008 as part of their recruiting class of 2009.^[3] He redshirted in 2009.^[4] After appearing in 12 games in 2010 at the offensive line, Aladenoye was considered to start as the Sooners' right tackle in 2011 following an injury to Jarvis Jones.^[5] He later switched to the defensive tackle position.^[6] Aladenoye played 17 games with the Sooners over two years.^[1]

Aladenoye committed to transfer to Illinois State for his remaining two years of eligibility.^[7] He was selected to the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Newcomer team in 2012 and was on the offensive line that allowed only 14 sacks on the season.^[2] Aladenoye was also selected as a preseason first-team All-MVFC and second-team All-MVFC in 2013.^[8][9] He started all 24 games in two years with the Redbirds as a left tackle.^[1]

Aladenoye was eligible for the 2014 NFL draft but went undrafted. The Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers expressed interest prior to Aladenoye signing as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys.^[10] He was released in the final round of cuts before the start of the regular season.^[11]

Aladenoye was signed by the BC Lions in late May 2015.^[12] He was placed on the practice roster at the end of the pre-season.^[13] Following a dispute with head coach Jeff Tedford, Aladenoye was released in August. He returned a week later following an injury to left tackle Tommie Draheim, and made his CFL debut at that position on August 20 against the Montreal Alouettes.^[14]