Going into the 2020 football season, LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster.
Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Tom Herman this season.
Today, we will be looking at redshirt sophomore linebacker Ayodele Adeoye.
Ayodele Adeoye, Linebacker
Height: 6-1 / Weight: 245
Class: Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: IMG Academy [Fla.]
HS ranking (247Sports): Four-star / No. 104 overall / No. 6 position / No. 16 in-state
HS ranking (Rivals): Four-star / No. 12 position / No. 46 in-state
Analysis: Going into his third year in the Longhorns’ program, Ayodele Adeoye is slowly emerging as an important player for the defense. After picking up a season-ending injury in 2018 and taking a redshirt, Ayodele had a solid 2019.
However, once again, Ayodele is dealing with an injury. Back in January, the linebacker sustained a foot injury and opted for surgery. This kept Adeoye out of spring practice. He was expected to return to summer workouts before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
Adeoye appeared in all 13 games last season while earning a start in 10 of them. He had 45 tackles (fifth on the team), 2.5 sacks, and an interception. The inside linebacker position has talent for the Longhorns but it needs to come through with results. Adeoye can be that man going into his redshirt sophomore season.
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