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Player Dossier
2015-2019Illinois
Oluwole Betiku Jr.
OLB • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Lagos, Nigeria
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Oluwole Betiku Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- USC • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Oluwole Betiku Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as an outside linebacker from Lagos wearing No. 47, spending time with Illinois and USC. The clearest part of Oluwole Betiku Jr.'s career was his...
Read the storyOluwole Betiku Jr., OLB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Illinois. Oluwole Betiku Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 9
- QB hurries
- 8
Quick Answers
Oluwole Betiku Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · OLB
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Illinois
- Top game
- UConn
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · OLB 2nd (top 67%) · Big Ten 119th (top 20%) · National 1,157th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 10 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 70.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 33 | 11.5 | 8 | 7 | - | 0 | 70.7 |
Related Context
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Oluwole Betiku Jr. played OLB for USC and Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Oluwole Betiku Jr. recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Illinois paired 29 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 38.5 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across USC, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Illinois
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
38.5
Usage
12.7
Consistency
44.1
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 2.5. Akron: 6.5. UConn: 9. Eastern Michigan: 3. Nebraska: 4. Minnesota: 0. Michigan: 1. Wisconsin: 2. Iowa: 1. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 3 by 37.5. Akron: 6 by 75. UConn: 4 by 66.7. Eastern Michigan: 6 by 55. Nebraska: 5 by 60.8. Minnesota: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 2 by 28.3. Iowa: 0 by 10. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins5.8 · Games = 3 · +4.2 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · -4.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
75 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Mon 12/30 | vs CaliforniaSplash game | L 20-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Northwestern | L 10-29 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Iowa | L 10-19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs WisconsinSplash game | W 24-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Michigan | L 25-42 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota | L 17-40 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs NebraskaSplash game | L 38-42 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 31-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ UConn2+ sacks · Splash game | W 31-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 3.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs AkronSplash game | W 42-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Oluwole Betiku Jr. story
Oluwole Betiku Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as an outside linebacker from Lagos wearing No. 47, spending time with Illinois and USC. The clearest part of Oluwole Betiku Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Oluwole Betiku Jr.'s production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Illinois and USC.
The arc is straightforward: Oluwole Betiku Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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USC
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Illinois
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | USC | 1.5 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | USC | 0 | — | — | -1.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 29 | 38.5 | 12.7 | 29 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 29 | 38.5 | 12.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 2 · W 31-23
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 1 · W 42-3
6.5
Havoc Plays
82.4 takeover
Win with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 4 · L 38-42 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
68.4 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 3 · L 31-34
3
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#5
@ California
Week 4 · W 30-20 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
55.6 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Illinois
29 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Illinois
70.7
29 primary · 38.5 efficiency · 12.7 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · USC
23.3
1.5 primary · 11.7 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
6
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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