Adepoju Adebawore

Adepoju "PJ" Adebawore (born c. 2005) is an American football defensive end for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Early years
Adebawore was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His parents are of Nigerian descent from the Yoruba tribe. His older brother Adetomiwa Adebawore is a defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts. Adepoju focused on basketball as a youth, but turned to football as his older brother became successful. attended North Kansas City High School. He was a consensus five-star edge rusher who was ranked by 247Sports as the No. 9 player overall in the 2023 college football recruiting class. He was also rated at No. nationally by On3, No. 20 by ESPN.com, and No. 21 by Rivals.com. He received scholarships offers from multiple schools, including Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida State, Iowa, Miami, Michigan, Oregon, and USC.

College football
Adebawore committed to Oklahoma and enrolled early in January 2023.