James Adeyanju
99  James Adeyanju
Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

High School:
Curie Metropolitan

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 250

Position:
DL

Honors and Awards
2011:
Named UW's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year

2011:
Redshirted

High School:
Three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN/Scouts Inc. and Scout ... rated as the No. 18 defensive end in the country by Rivals, No. 39 by Scout, and No. 77 by ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... top-ranked defensive end in Illinois according to ESPN/Scouts Inc. and 11th-best player in the state according to Rivals ... in career, totaled 159 tackles, 35 sacks, 53 tackles for loss, nine forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries ... as a senior, tabbed first-team all-state by Chicago Tribune, first-team all-city by Chicago Sun Times and CPLFCA and named consensus first-team all-conference ... placed on Chicago Sun Times all-area team ... team's defensive MVP in 2010 ... participated in National Underclassmen All-Star Game ... posted 73 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 23 TFLs, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in senior year ... all-conference and Chicago Sun-Times All-City as a junior after recording 51 tackles, 16 sacks, 21 TFLs, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... tallied 35 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 9 TFLs as a sophomore ... two-time team captain ... academic all-state as a senior ... head coach was Tyson LeBlanc

Personal: Parents are Joseph and Deborah Adeyanju ... brother, Victor, played football at Indiana University and has played in the NFL for the St. Louis Rams and Cincinnati Bengals ... undeclared major ic College of Letters and Science ... last name pronounced "uh-DAY-on-joo"