No. 6 – Kansas City Chiefs | |
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. | September 3, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Sickles (Citrus Park, Florida) |
College: | South Florida (2016–2018) Samford (2019–2020) South Dakota State (2021) |
NFL draft: | 2022 / Round: 7 / Pick: 241 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Chris Oladokun (born September 3, 1997) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida before transferring to Samford then to South Dakota State.
Oladokun was born and grew up in Tampa, Florida. He initially attended Braulio Alonso High School, where he was the starting quarterback as a sophomore and junior and passed for 3,646 yards and 32 touchdowns over those two seasons. [1] Oladokun transferred to Sickles High School prior to his senior season. [2] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at South Florida over offers from Nebraska, Temple, Iowa State, Bowling Green, Georgia Southern, South Alabama, and Toledo. [3]
Oladokun began his college career at South Florida, and redshirted his true freshman season. He played in two games during his redshirt freshman season, completing one pass attempt for 12 yards and rushing once for one yard. [1] Oladokun started three games as a redshirt sophomore and completed 22 of 44 pass attempts for 285 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. After the season, Oladokun announced that he would be transferring to Samford. [4]
Oladokun played in all 12 of the Bulldogs' games and started eight in his first season with the team and passed for 2,064 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions and rushed for 493 yards and eight touchdowns. [5] After his senior season, Oladokun transferred to South Dakota State as a graduate transfer. [6] In his lone season with the Jackrabbits, he passed for 3,164 yards and 25 touchdowns. [7]
Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
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GP | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
South Florida Bulls | |||||||||||||||
2016 | DNP | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 200.8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
2018 | 6 | 0–3 | 22 | 44 | 50.0 | 285 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 122.4 | 25 | 19 | 0.8 | 0 | |
Samford Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
2019 | 12 | 4–3 | 169 | 272 | 62.1 | 2,058 | 7.6 | 18 | 7 | 142.6 | 127 | 491 | 3.9 | 8 | |
2020–21 | 6 | 0–1 | 37 | 56 | 66.1 | 221 | 3.9 | 1 | 2 | 98.0 | 22 | 26 | 1.2 | 2 | |
South Dakota State Jackrabbits | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 15 | 11–4 | 238 | 382 | 62.3 | 3,164 | 8.3 | 25 | 7 | 149.0 | 73 | 166 | 2.3 | 2 | |
Career | 41 | 15−11 | 467 | 755 | 61.9 | 5,740 | 7.6 | 47 | 17 | 141.8 | 248 | 703 | 2.8 | 12 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.71 s | 1.65 s | 2.68 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | ||||
All values from Pro Day [8] [9] |
Oladokun was selected in the seventh round with the 241st overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [10] He was released on August 23, 2022. [11]
On August 31, 2022, Oladokun was signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. [12] [13] Oladokun won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. [14] On February 15, 2023, Oladokun signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs. [15]
Oladokun was waived by the Chiefs as part of final roster cuts on August 31, 2023. He was signed to the practice squad the following day. [16] He was elevated via a standard elevation before the Chiefs week 18 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. It was the first game of his career he was active for, but he did not play. He reverted back to the practice squad after the game. [17] Oladokun won his second straight Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. [18]
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