Chris Oladokun

Chris Oladokun is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida, Samford, and South Dakota State.

Chris Oladokun
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1997-09-03) September 3, 1997
Tampa, Florida
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Sickles High School
(Citrus Park, Florida)
College:South Florida (2016–2018)
Samford (2019–2020)
South Dakota State (2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 241
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life and high school

Oladokun was born and grew up in Tampa, Florida. He initially attended Braulio Alonso High School, where he was the starting quarterback as a sophomore and junior and passed for 3,646 yards and 32 touchdowns over those two seasons.[1] Oladokun transferred to Sickles High School prior to his senior season.[2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at South Florida over offers from Nebraska, Temple, Iowa State, Bowling Green, Georgia Southern, South Alabama, and Toledo.[3]

College career

Oladokun began his college career at South Florida, and redshirted his true freshman season. He played in two games during his redshirt freshman season, completing one pass attempt for 12 yards and rushing once for one yard.[1] Oladokun started three games as a redshirt sophomore and completed 22 of 44 pass attempts for 285 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. After the season, Oladokun announced that he would be transferring to Samford.[4]

Oladokun played in all 12 of the Bulldogs' games and started eight in his first season with the team and passed for 2,064 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions and rushed for 493 yards and eight touchdowns.[5] After his senior season, Oladokun transferred to South Dakota State as a graduate transfer.[6] In his lone season with the Jackrabbits, he passed for 3,164 yards and 25 touchdowns.[7]

Professional career

Oladokun was selected in the seventh round with the 241st overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[8]

References
  1. Simon, Nick (August 22, 2018). "USF Football Player Profile: #10 QB Chris Oladokun". TheDailyStampede.com. SB Nation. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  2. "Former Alonso High players face coaches' wrath upon transfers". Tampa Bay Times. August 28, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. "Chris Oladokun USF's lone QB in 2016 class". Tampa Bay Times. February 3, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. "Former Bulls QB Chris Oladokun transferring to Samford". Tampa Bay Times. January 13, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. "From Florida to South Dakota: New Jackrabbit QB Chris Oladokun ready to vie for starting job". Argus Leader. May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. "Jackrabbits land QB transfer". The Brookings Register. May 27, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  7. Bouchette, Ed (April 30, 2022). "Steelers draft Chris Oladokun: Another QB pick may put Mason Rudolph's spot in jeopardy". The Athletic. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  8. "Steelers complete draft with 7th-round choices QB Chris Oladokun and LB Mark Robinson". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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