5-star EDGE Adepoju Adebawore signs with Oklahoma

Kansas City (Mo.) North five-star EDGE Adepoju Adebawore has signed his national letter of intent with Oklahoma.

He committed to the Sooners in July over offers from Missouri, Georgia, Northwestern and a number of other programs.

Adebawore is the No. 22 overall prospect and No. 2 EDGE in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 1 player in Missouri.

On3 rates Adebawore higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2023 On300, he is the No. 7 overall recruit in the country.

The 6-foot-4, 227-pound recruit is the second-highest-rated prospect in the Sooners’ 2023 recruiting class.

Adebawore has an On3 NIL Valuation of $228K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Adepoju Adebawore On3 Scouting Summary

The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Adepoju Adebawore:

“Twitchy, athletic pass rusher with a very high ceiling. One of the more athletic and physically-gifted EDGE prospects in the 2023 cycle. Checked in at 6-foot-4, 227 pounds prior to his senior season. Has elite length for the position with a 7-foot wing-span. Tests as a top athlete in the combine setting, sporting some of the best athletic testing numbers among top EDGE prospects. His workout at Under Armour’s Kansas City camp was arguably the best camp showing we saw from any 2023 prospect during the spring. Transfers that athleticism over to the field, where he makes high-level plays behind the line of scrimmage with regularity.

“Uses his burst to beat opposing offensive tackles off the ball, while also showing the ability to dip and bend around the edge. Consistently runs down quarterbacks and rushers behind the line of scrimmage. A high-level finisher due in part to his elite length and twitch. Operates with a high effort level both in games and the camp setting. Very productive as a junior with 17.5 sacks. Will need to continue developing his hand usage in getting off of blocks along with pass rush moves. Younger for the class and still relatively new to football. Has the look of an ascending prospect and one of the higher ceilings in the 2023 cycle.”