BeaversEdge Top 25 For 2025: No. 20 OLB Olu Omotosho
In the months leading up to the start of fall camp, BeaversEdge.com will be counting down the Top 25 Oregon State football players on the 2025 roster. Want to give your two cents on the rankings? Subscribe to BeaversEdge.com to join The Dam Board and weigh in on the conversation. We continue with outside linebacker Olu Omotosho, who checks in at No. 20…
Olu Omotosho
Outside Linebacker
Bio
No. 33
6-foot-2, 251-pounds
Rs-Senior
Houston, Texas
George Bush HS -> Wyoming -> Oregon State
2024 Stats: Played in nine games – Totaled 14 tackles with one tackle for loss and six quarterback hurries
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
• Played in seven games, totaling four tackles with one sack
• Tallied two tackles against Washington
• Recorded a 5-yard sack versus Stanford
Wyoming
• Totaled 46 tackles in 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2022. Added 6.5 sacks with 7.5 tackles and 10 quarterback hurries
• Finished with three sacks against Northern Colorado in 2022, and forced a fumble
• Had a TFL and four solo tackles against BYU
• Picked up seven tackles and a sack versus New Mexico
• Had one sack against Utah State, totaling five tackles
• Recorded half a sack with five tackles against Colorado State
• Finished with three QB hurries and four tackles versus Boise State
• Posted a season and career-best eight tackles versus Fresno State, adding a sack
• Played in three games in 2021, totaling one tackle against Utah State
• Did not play for Wyoming in 2020, his first season in Laramie
George Bush High School
• Letterwinner at George Bush High School in Houston
• Averaged 5.5 tackles per game as a senior. Added two sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss with a forced fumble on the year
• Picked up 50 career tackles for George Bush HS
Omotosho 2024 Recap
After playing in a reserve role in his first year with the program in 2023, Omotosho appeared primed for a breakout season at outside linebacker for the Beavers in 2024. They graduated a lot of players in the offseason and needed OLB depth. He was capable of handling a starting-type role from his time at Wyoming, and entering 2024, Omotosho was one of the OLB starters.
However, injury struck early in the season as Omotosho wound up playing most of the season through a labrum injury. He played in nine games and finished with 14 tackles, one tackle for loss, and six quarterback hurries, but wasn’t 100% on the field. The injury limited his effectiveness as a pass rusher and, as a result, delayed the breakout season we’ll likely see in 2025.
Omotosho 2025 Outlook
Entering the 2025 campaign, Omotosho is healthy and appears poised to have a big season for the Beavers from the EDGE spot. He’s got the ideal size for an EDGE rusher at 6-foot-2, 251 pounds and has a strong track record of impacting the opposing backfield from his time at Wyoming.
He was a nice addition via the transfer portal for the Beavers ahead of the 2023 campaign, but his first year saw a crowded room, and the second a sizable injury, so he’ll be looking for a bounce-back campaign.
As we approach fall camp, Omotosho has an inside track to be one of the OLB starters opposite Nikko Taylor now that he’s healthy. With Trent Bray back leading the defense, they’ll likely be more aggressive getting after the passer, and Omotosho should be spending a lot of time in the opposing backfield. Look for Omotosho to have an effective 2025…
