2024 Green Bay Packers Round 5 Number 169 Kitan Oladapo S Oregon State

Appears to be a thick mofo.

Oregon State had LOADS of NFL talent on its defense in 2023, but no one jumped off the tape more than FS and Team Captain Kitan Oladapo (#28).

Physical safety with strong instincts and high contact courage. Has a quick trigger, sudden burst to close, and proficient play speed to… pic.twitter.com/8brjFraFLQ

— Ryan Vidales (@ryan_vidales) January 19, 2024

Kitan Oladapo is a very fun safety prospect. He looks big in the open field at 6'1" 217, and the way he eats up ground to punch this out from Dillon Johnson is a terrific play. pic.twitter.com/BgliMF4juu

— Jon Helmkamp (@JonHelmkamp) January 13, 2024

Damn, Cam Ward got lit up on this pass by Kitan Oladapo. Looks like he's okay, though pic.twitter.com/fdA9P4EAqz

— Ian Valentino (@NFLDraftStudy) September 24, 2023

The safety room will have to be renovated to accommodate all of them.

Notice how none of the highlights show him in normal coverage. Should be very good on Special Teams, though, even if he doesn't find snaps on defense.

I'm sensing an OL, S, LB theme to GB's draft this year, as well as team captains: Morgan, Bullard, Hopper, Oladapo, Monk, Solomon. A couple teams had game captains, so I'm not sure if those guys were caps or not. If anything else, these kids have some leadership skills and that helps make a good locker room.

@Fandame posted:

I'm sensing an OL, S, LB theme to GB's draft this year, as well as team captains: Morgan, Bullard, Hopper, Oladapo, Monk, Solomon. A couple teams had game captains, so I'm not sure if those guys were caps or not. If anything else, these kids have some leadership skills and that helps make a good locker room.

Xavier and Josh Jacobs were also team captains.  Seems to be an important mark for the front office on players now.

Former Team Captains is uge for GB.  With almost zero exciting to do for 20 somethings in a town of 100k   Have strong team leaders to keep them accountable and all about foosball.

  Door County trips are ok for the married and Pickleball crew. 

With such a young team, it's important to have those team leaders in addition to what you mentioned, Iowacheese. It's not only the lack of nightlife, but with few "older" players it helps to keep everyone focused on team play and not me play. Captains tend to be those type of guys as well.

Surprise players of this draft will be Oladapo and Evan Williams, IMO.

What? A butter burger at Kroll's isn't a great night out?

Doesn't beat Applebee's.

I'll ask Ryan Longwell.

AJJ is toest

Kitan takes down Caleb Williams...looks like he really enjoys his work

https://twitter.com/lilyszhao/...306959514042783?s=46

Been very durable.  6 years in college. 

@vitaflo posted:

Xavier and Josh Jacobs were also team captains.  Seems to be an important mark for the front office on players now.

Too many cooks in the kitchen - GTFO of my kitchen!

Jaire was a self proclaimed team, captain.   “We” Saw how that turned out

Hiiiiiii Guys! I'm herrreeeee!!! - Jaire

@Boris posted:

Too many cooks in the kitchen - GTFO of my kitchen!

And off my lawn!

From The Athletic, Dane Brugler

SAF11

STRENGTHS: Owns a muscular, well-built frame with play strength and body length … instinctive and plays confident … quick to read and identify mesh or different route combinations (flood, sail, etc.) … flashes quick feet and functional range from the slot or deep half … smooth-jointed for speedy recoveries in coverage … tracks the football well and resists the urge for early contact … diagnoses well versus the run and fills with a head of steam … stones defenders in the hole and creates knock back as a tackler … long arms and strong hands aid his finish … effective as a wide blitzer … communicates well with his secondary mates … former walk-on and voted a team captain in 2023 … has cornerback experience and aligned high and low in the Beavers’ scheme.

WEAKNESSES: Only average long speed and will fall behind on deep routes … more comfortable playing the man than the ball (recorded an int erception in just two of his 46 games played) … lacks suddenness in space and can be stressed by quick slots … slightly bundled through his hips and change-of-direction skills are a little sticky … missed tackles are usually a result of overaggressive habits, whiffing or bouncing off bigger ball carriers … needs to impr ove his hand placement and timing for more efficient block shedding … roughing the passer penalty vs. Arizona in 2023 … doesn’t have as extensive a special -teams resume as expected for a sixth-year safety … will turn 24 years old during his rookie season

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Oregon State, Oladapo was a versatile safety in defensive coordinator Trent Bray’s hybrid 3 -3-5 stack. A former walk-on at
cornerback, he transitioned to safety in Corvallis and earned All-Pac-12 honors each of the last three seasons. Oladapo confidently reads run/pass and aggressively drives downhill with competitive urgency to make impactful tackles. His average twitch and build-up speed out of transitions will be more noticeable versus NFL receivers, but his route awareness helps keep him stay connected in coverage. Overall, Oladapo doesn’t have ideal top-end speed or rangy ball skills for deep coverage, but he is a good-sized athlete who trusts his sightlines and enjoys making noise in the run game. He projects best as a down safety who can al so earn his paycheck on special teams.

GRADE: 4th-5th Round

Love the Beavers

@mrtundra posted:

Surprise players of this draft will be Oladapo and Evan Williams, IMO.

I'm going with Monk and Cooper. I know it's hard to say a second-rounder doing well is a surprise, but I think he could shine.

@Fandame posted:

I'm going with Monk and Cooper. I know it's hard to say a second-rounder doing well is a surprise, but I think he could shine.

I'm going with EdgeCoop & Bullard. Picking the first rounder is too easy.

EdgeCoop could easily be a Roquan/P. Queen clone & I'm hopeful he's even better.....like Fred Warner would be great. Haven't had anyone like that since Desmond Bishop. Quay should really take off this year with Edge next to him.

Bullard has a chance to really shine with good corners plus X back there too.

Gotta like what we are seeing with this defense so far!

I thought of Fred Warner when seeing Cooper film early on. That would be something.

Nigeria tough!

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@Boris posted:

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Just as long as Kitan can reintroduce himself to Caleb Williams, in a rather rude, unmannerly fashion when we play the Bears. All will be well, then.

https://youtu.be/MXMrEORPW5c?s...E3rwUBALXFg&t=90

Oladapo has one tiny ear.

I expect that is going to limit him to playing in the box, or on the right side of the defense.