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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1991-07-20)July 20, 1991 (age 33) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Scioto (Dublin, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina A&T | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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Ayodeji Olatoye (born July 20, 1991) is a formerAmerican footballcornerback. He playedcollege football atNorth Carolina A&T. He was originally signed by theBaltimore Ravens as anundrafted free agent in 2014.
Olatoye attendedDublin Scioto High School inDublin, Ohio.[1] While there he was a three-year letterman. He also earned All-Central District Division II honors. As a senior, he played in seven games and recorded 49tackles and oneinterception which was returned for atouchdown.
In addition to football, Olatoye lettered inbasketball three times and was the team's startingpower forward as a senior. He also lettered insoccer andtrack and field. In track, he set the school record in the high jump with a mark of 6-foot, 4-inches and also ran the third leg in the4 × 400 metres relay.
Olatoye accepted a football scholarship from theUniversity of Colorado, where he graduated from with a degree inmass communications. Heredshirted his first season in 2009.
As a freshman in 2010, he recorded sixspecial teams tackles and one forcedfumble.[2] As a sophomore in 2011, he posted 10 tackles and one pass defensed in four games.
As a junior in 2012, Olatoye transferred toNorth Carolina A&T.He started 10 games, tallying 30 tackles, seven passes defensed, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries.
As a senior in 2013, he played in 11 games making 39 tackles, two interceptions and 11 passes defensed.[3] He was a member of a defense that allowed 277.9 total yards-per-game, including 187.6 passing, and just 16.8 points-per-game.
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 4.46 s | 1.57 s | 2.59 s | 4.32 s | 7.12 s | 35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 13 reps | |||
| All values from Oklahoma pro day.[4] | ||||||||||||
Olatoye was signed as anundrafted free agent by theBaltimore Ravens after the2014 NFL draft on May 12.[5][3] He was waived on August 25 and signed to thepractice squad.[3] He was released on September 3.[6]
On October 8,2014, theKansas City Chiefs signed him to thepractice squad afterPhillip Gaines andChris Owens suffered injuries.[3] On December 30, he was re-signed by the Chiefs to a reserve/futures contract. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Chiefs and was re-signed to the practice squad.[7] He was cut from the practice squad on September 8,2015.
On September 9,2015, Olatoye was signed to theDallas Cowboys' practice squad.[8] After releasingdefensive backCorey White, the Cowboys promoted him to the active roster on November 18.[9][10] His first start came in the fifteenth game of the season against theBuffalo Bills in place of an injuredMorris Claiborne. He registered fivetackles, one pass defensed and aninterception.[11]
In2016, Olatoye was used atcornerback andsafety duringtraining camp. He was having a solid preseason until the last game against theHouston Texans, when he struggled after being targeted by the opposingquarterbacks. On September 3, he was released after being passed on the depth chart byDax Swanson.[12]
On September 5,2016, theAtlanta Falcons signed Olatoye to their practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2016.[14] Olatoye and the Falcons reachedSuper Bowl LI, where they faced theNew England Patriots. In the final, he had two total tackles as the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[15]
On September 21,2017, Olatoye was waived by the Falcons.[16]
On October 25,2017, Olatoye signed with theTampa Bay Buccaneers.[17] He was waived on November 7.[18] He was re-signed on November 29.[19] He was waived again on December 12,2017.[20]
On December 14,2017, he was signed by theAtlanta Falcons to replacecornerbackC. J. Goodwin and provide depth.[21] He was waived on December 29.[22]
In2019, Olatoye joined theOrlando Apollos of theAlliance of American Football.[23] He was placed on theinjured reserve list before the start of the season and later was activated on March 5. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[24]
Olatoye was drafted in the 1st round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by theHouston Roughnecks.[25] In March, amid theCOVID-19 pandemic, the league announced that it would be cancelling the rest of the season.[26] Playing in all 5 games, he registered 4 tackles and no interceptions.[27] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[28]
Olatoye was born toNigerian immigrants.[29] His younger sister, Oyesade, was a three-time state champion thrower atDublin Coffman High School.[30] She is also theOhio State University record holder in the indoor weight throw and represented the United States at the Junior World Championships in 2016 in Poland.