Richard Olekanma

LB • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Downers Grove, IL, USA

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Richard Olekanma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.2 disruption score.

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Major defensive role

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Impact Production

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Toledo

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Toledo
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Richard Olekanma built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from Downers Grove, IL wearing No. 42, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Richard Olekanma's career was his defensive...

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Class 2014 · Rating 0.7733

Downers Grove North · Downers Grove, IL

Committed To: Toledo
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2014

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Latest team and position: Toledo · LB
Career Tackles: 140
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
Best season: 2018 Postseason · Toledo
Top game: Central Michigan
Recruit profile: 2-star · Downers Grove North · Toledo
High school pipeline: Downers Grove North · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 42 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank: 86 tackles · LB 98th (top 9%) · Mid-American 13th (top 3%) · National 132nd (top 3%)

Richard Olekanma played LB for Toledo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Richard Olekanma recorded 8 receiving yards and 140 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Toledo.

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