Round 6: Illinois DE Oluwole Betiku Jr.
Betiku Jr. played at USC early in his career as a reserve but suffered a hip injury in 2018. He was a graduate transfer to Illinois where he jumped onto the scene for the Fighting Illini. He finished the season with 36 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss, nine sacks, and seven quarterback hurries on the season. All of that production came despite missing three full games with an ankle injury.
At first, I was convinced that Betiku Jr. wouldn’t be drafted. Upwards of 40 non-combine prospects typically are drafted, but the coronavirus shutdowns will probably have that number much smaller in 2020. Given the situation and that he was one of the few players to have a proper Pro Day, I have a feeling that teams might be willing to take a chance on him in the late rounds. The Chiefs were present for the Illinois Pro Day, so count them among the teams who could be interested.