2024 SEASON: Appeared in nine games, recording four tackles (one solo) on defense and three tackles on special teams…Was inactive (healthy scratch) for eight contests…At Philadelphia (Sept. 6): Made his NFL debut, appearing on six special teams snaps…Vs. Detroit (Nov. 3): Played nine snaps on special teams, recording his first career tackle on kickoff coverage in the third quarter…At Seattle (Dec. 15): Saw his first action on defense with three snaps and played four snaps on special teams…Vs. New Orleans (Dec. 23): Played 15 snaps on defense and five on special teams, recording a tackle on kickoff coverage in the fourth quarter…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 5): Played a career-high 50 snaps on defense, recording a career-best four tackles (one solo). Helped LB Isaiah McDuffie stop QB Caleb Williams on a scramble on third-and-8 to force fourth down. Also appeared on 15 special teams snaps, posting a tackle on kickoff coverage…At Philadelphia (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 12): Saw action on 10 special teams snaps.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 46 games with 38 starts in five seasons (2019-23) at Oregon State, recording 248 tackles (145 solo), 15½ tackles for a loss, 6½ sacks, five QB hurries, three interceptions, 27 passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…Earned his degree in design and innovation management…2023: Started all 13 games for the second consecutive season, totaling 74 tackles (44 solo), three tackles for a loss, a sack, a career-best two INTs, 10 passes defensed (tied career high), a forced fumble and a fumble recovery… Earned first-team All-America honors from Pro Football Focus and first-team AP All-Pac-12 recognition along with second- team All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele…Finished No. 2 on the team in tackles and tied for the team lead in INTs…Registered seven tackles (five solo) and recovered a fumble by QB Chevan Cordeiro on a sack by LB John McCartan in the fourth quarter to give the offense the ball at the OSU 46 and set up a drive that resulted in a TD and expanded the lead to 42-10 at San Jose State (Sept. 3)…Posted a season-high 12 tackles, a tackle for a loss and a pass defensed at California (Oct. 7)… Named the East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Defensive Player Of The Week after posting two tackles (one solo) and a career- high two INTs vs. Stanford (Nov. 11), becoming the first Beaver with two picks in a game since CB Treston Decoud in 2016 vs. Idaho State and the first OSU player to do so in a Pac-12 game since CB Rashaad Reynolds in 2013 at Washington State… Recorded three tackles (all solo) and forced a fumble on a long run by RB Dillon Johnson that was recovered by S Akili Arnold at the OSU 5 in the second quarter vs. Washington (Nov. 18)… Led the team with 11 tackles (season-best eight solo), a tackle for a loss and a pass defensed vs. Notre Dame (Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, Dec. 29)…2022: Started all 13 games, earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors from AP and Pro Football Focus and fourth-team All-Pac-12 recognition from Phil Steele…Finished No. 2 on the team with a career-best 80 tackles (48 solo), four tackles for a loss, 2½ sacks (No. 2 on the team), three QB hurries and six passes defensed…Registered five-plus tackles in eight contests…Was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after recording 15 tackles (career-best 12 solo), 1½ tackles for a loss, a pass defensed and a sack when he took down QB Jake Haener for a loss of 12 yards on third-and-13 to force a punt at Fresno State (Sept. 10)…Tallied seven tackles (two solo), a tackle for a loss and a pass defensed vs. USC (Sept. 24), and with the Trojans at the OSU 34, sacked QB Caleb Williams for an 11-yard loss on third-and-12 to force a punt in the third quarter…Registered a career-high 17 tackles (10 solo) and a shared tackle for a loss vs. Oregon (Nov. 26) to earn Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week honors…Posted five tackles (two solo) and a shared tackle for a loss vs. Florida (SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 17) as the Beavers held the Gators to just 39 yards on 33 carries (1.2 avg.) in the 30-3 win…2021: Played in all 13 games with 12 starts and earned third-team All-Pac-12 honors from Pro Football Focus...Registered 69 tackles (37 solo), six tackles for a loss, a sack and a career-best 10 passes defensed…Led the team in passes defensed and ranked No. 4 on the team in tackles…Registered five-plus tackles in each of the last seven games of the season…Recorded two tackles (both solo) and a season-best three passes defensed vs. Hawai'i (Sept. 11)…Registered six tackles (three solo) and a career-high three tackles for a loss at Colorado (Nov. 6)…Posted a season-best nine tackles (seven solo) and a tackle for a loss at Oregon (Nov. 27)…Registered six tackles (three solo) and an INT when he picked off QB Cooper Legas at the OSU 17 early in the fourth quarter vs. Utah State (Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl, Dec. 18)…2020: Played in all six games in the pandemic-shortened season, making one start and recording 26 tackles (16 solo), 2½ tackles for a loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a pass defensed…Led the team in sacks and finished No. 8 on the team in tackles…Posted two tackles (both solo) vs. Washington State (Nov. 7), and on a second-and-goal at the OSU 6, sacked QB Jayden De Laura for a loss of 10 yards as the Cougars were forced to settle for a 34- yard FG…Finished with six tackles (four solo) and 1½ tackles for a loss vs. Stanford (Dec. 12) and forced a fumble on a sack of QB Davis Mills that was recovered by Stanford to force a second-and-16 in the third quarter…2019: Saw action in one game as a redshirt freshman (vs. Arizona, Nov. 2).
PERSONAL: Given name Olakitan Oladapo…Name is pronounced kuh-TAWN oh-luh-DAPP-oh…Born in West Covina, Calif. …Nickname is "KT"…His brother, Kash, played soccer at the University of Portland and Saint Mary's…High school: Earned first-team all-state honors at Central Catholic High School (Portland, Ore.), helping the team win a state title in 2017…Earned first-team all-league recognition…Lettered two years in football, playing cornerback, running back and wide receiver…Also lettered two years in rugby…Community involvement: Participated in a Habitat for Humanity event in Green Bay in June 2024.
