Daniel Oladejo

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Daniel Oladejo
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Ottawa, Ont.
  • Position:
    REC
  • Year:
    3
  • High School:
    Colonel By S.S.
  • Major:
    Management
  • Team:
    Football
  • gp
    8
  • yds
    399
  • yds/g
    49.9
  • td
    3
Bio

CAREER HONOURS

  • 2022 OUA Second Team All-Star
  • 2022 Gee-Gees Team Award: Outstanding Offensive Player
  • 2020 Gee-Gees Team Award: President's Award
  • 2x U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian (2020-21, 2021-22)

THIRD YEAR (2022)

Earned OUA Second Team All-Star honours in third year of eligibility with Ottawa… Start all eight regular season games and one playoff game, missing the final due to injury, served as an offensive captain for the second consecutive season…Tallied a career-high 399 yards in the regular season on 32 receptions, including a career-high three touchdowns…Averaged 49.9 yards per game and 12.5 yards per reception… Led the team in receptions and finished tied for 7th in the OUA in touchdown receptions… Posted a career-high 124 yards on six receptions in a win over Guelph (Sept. 17) including longest reception of the season on a 37-yard touchdown grab… Invited to and participated in the CFL National Combine in Edmonton, AB in March, ranked first in bench press reps among all receivers and seventh overall with 20 and posted the top receiver shuttle time and third overall (4.19 seconds)… Earned ‘Coaches Pick’ honours on day five of the combine impressing in team sessions… Drafted by the Ottawa REDBLACKS with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.

SECOND YEAR (2021)

Dressed and played in six regular season and two playoff games, including eight starts at receiver and served as an offensive captain…Tallied 213 yards in the regular season on 13 receptions, the longest of which was a 39-yard completion in a Panda Game win against Carleton (Oct. 2)…Recorded a touchdown in a home win over Carleton (Oct. 28)… Also contributed on special teams as a returner, amassing 187 yards combined on kickoff and punt return…Ranked third on the team in all-purpose yards with 400 yards.

FIRST YEAR (2019)

Dressed and played in every regular season and postseason game, including eight starts at wide receiver in the regular season and a start in Ottawa’s only postseason game…Tallied 169 yards in the regular season on 18 receptions, the longest of which was a 31-yard completion in a 25-22 home victory over Laurier (Sept. 14)…Recorded two touchdowns on the season, scoring his first career touchdown vs. Queens (Sept. 7) and again vs. Windsor (Oct. 11)…Also contributed on special teams as a punt returner, amassing 81 yards on three returns…Ranked fourth on the team in all-purpose yards with 250 yards.

SECOND REDSHIRT YEAR (2018)

Did not appear in any games, did not impact eligibility.

FIRST REDSHIRT YEAR (2017)

Did not appear in any games, did not impact eligibility.

BEFORE THE GEE-GEES

Attended Colonel By Secondary School in Ottawa… Was an Ottawa High School Football AIA All-Star in 2016 and 2017… Led Colonel By S.S. to an OHSF Tier 2 City Championship… Named OHSF City Finals MVP… Awarded Colonel By S.S. Team MVP Honours… Recognized as a top recruit in the Canada Football Chat (CFC) Top Prospect List… Named to the OHSF All-Decade Team.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 32 32
Yards 399 399
Yards per game 49.9 49.9
Yards per catch 12.5 12.5
Touchdowns 3 3
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 7 74 10.6 15 0 - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 3 25 8.3 19 0 - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 4 42 10.5 17 1 - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 6 124 20.7 37 1 - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 2 5 2.5 3 0 - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 3 21 7.0 13 0 - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 3 55 18.3 25 1 - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 4 53 13.3 25 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 1 - 74 - - 74
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 1 - 25 - - 25
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 1 - 42 - - 42
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 1 - 124 - - 124
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 1 - 5 - - 5
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 1 - 21 - - 21
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 1 - 55 - - 55
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 1 - 53 - - 53
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 27 at Windsor W, 19-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 3 Queen's L, 26-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at McMaster W, 20-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Guelph W, 46-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Laurier W, 21-18 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 vs. Carleton W, 37-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at York W, 66-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Western L, 38-18 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 23 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - 2 1
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - 2 1
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 1 - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 18 2.3 169 21.1 9.4 2 31
2021-22 6 13 2.2 213 35.5 16.4 1 39
2022-23 8 32 4.0 399 49.9 12.5 3 37
Total 23 63 2.7 781 34.0 12.4 6 39
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 23 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 1 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 - - - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 - - - - - 3 81 27.0 0 49
2021-22 6 112 18.7 0 45 11 75 6.8 0 13
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 6 112 18.7 0 45 14 156 11.1 0 49
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 1 - - - - 0 .0
2018-19 - - - - - 0 -
2019-20 8 - 169 81 - 250 31.3
2021-22 6 - 213 75 112 400 66.7
2022-23 8 - 399 - - 399 49.9
Total 23 - 781 156 112 1049 45.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 12 1.5 - 2 - 0 - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 1.0 - 1 0 0 - - - - - 0
2022-23 18 2.3 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Total 36 1.6 - 6 0 0 - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 8 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 23 4 0 4.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 8 32 4.0 399 49.9 12.5 3 37
Conference 8 32 4.0 399 49.9 12.5 3 37
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 13 4.3 202 67.3 15.5 1 37
Away 4 16 4.0 176 44.0 11.0 2 25
Neutral 1 3 3.0 21 21.0 7.0 0 13
Result
Wins 6 25 4.2 321 53.5 12.8 3 37
Losses 2 7 3.5 78 39.0 11.1 0 25
Month
August 1 7 7.0 74 74.0 10.6 0 15
September 4 15 3.8 196 49.0 13.1 2 37
October 3 10 3.3 129 43.0 12.9 1 25
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 2 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 8 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 8 - 399 - - 399 49.9
Conference 8 - 399 - - 399 49.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 3 - 202 - - 202 67.3
Away 4 - 176 - - 176 44.0
Neutral 1 - 21 - - 21 21.0
Result
Wins 6 - 321 - - 321 53.5
Losses 2 - 78 - - 78 39.0
Month
August 1 - 74 - - 74 74.0
September 4 - 196 - - 196 49.0
October 3 - 129 - - 129 43.0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 18 2.3 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 18 2.3 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 12 3.0 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 18 3.0 - 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
September 12 3.0 - 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
NEWS: Five Gee-Gees selected in CFL Draft, three go to hometown REDBLACKS
  • Article
  • May 03, 2023
NEWS: Five Gee-Gees selected in CFL Draft, three go to hometown REDBLACKS
  • May 03, 2023
Gee-Gees football player in helmet in profile
  • Article
  • November 09, 2022
Eight Gee-Gees Selected to OUA All-Star Teams
  • November 09, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • October 21, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #7 Gee-Gees set for regular grand finale vs. #1 Western
  • October 21, 2022
Photo: Michael P. Hall/michaelphall.ca
  • Article
  • September 29, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #7 Football looking for fourth straight Panda victory
  • September 29, 2022
Photo: Tim Austen.
  • Article
  • September 23, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: #8 Ottawa takes to the road for a matchup with Laurier
  • September 23, 2022
Photo: Tim Austen.
  • Article
  • September 18, 2022
RECAP: Show stopping touchdowns lead to win for #9 Gee-Gees over #10 Gryphons
  • September 18, 2022
Photo: Marisa Settimi, McMaster.
  • Article
  • September 11, 2022
RECAP: Gee-Gees earn key road win over McMaster in Hamilton
  • September 11, 2022
Photo: Greg Kolz.
  • Article
  • August 31, 2022
BY THE NUMBERS: Gee-Gees clash with Gaels in home opener at TD Place
  • August 31, 2022
Photo: Kevin Jarrold.
  • Article
  • August 28, 2022
RECAP: Fair leads Gee-Gees to season opening win in Windsor
  • August 28, 2022
Photo: Greg Mason.
  • Article
  • August 23, 2022
SEASON PREVIEW: Gee-Gees football ready to run for 2022
  • August 23, 2022
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