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Jersey Number 14
Joseph Adedire
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Summit
Bio
2024 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Redshirt season … suffered a preseason injury that forced him to miss the entire year … considered one of Texas Tech’s top defensive returners prior to the injury.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 12 of 13 games overall as a sophomore with eight starts between both outside linebacker positions … missed only the Tarleton State (9/16) win early in the season due to injury … credited late in the season by coaching staff for ability to change positions … finished with 25 tackles overall (12 solo), including 4.0 for a loss and 1.0 sack … tagged with three quarterback hurries and a pass breakup as well … recorded two or more tackles in nine different games … seven of his eight starts came during Big 12 play with the lone other being in the Independence Bowl versus Cal … saw action in 548 defensive snaps on the season, according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked ninth on the defense and second in the outside linebacker room … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: posted two tackles during non-conference play, which both came against Oregon (9/9) … one of those tackles versus the Ducks went for a loss … set a career high with four tackles in the Big 12 opener at West Virginia (9/23) … would later match that total in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24) … followed the West Virginia performance with two stops and a quarterback hurry versus Houston (9/30) and then one tackle in the win at Baylor (10/7) … set another career high versus Kansas State (10/14) with 2.0 tackles for loss … performance was part of three tackles overall in the game … combined for five stops the next two games with two at BYU (10/21) and three in the Thursday night win over TCU (11/2) … credited with a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup on the final play of the victory at Kansas (11/11) after hitting Cole Ballard as he attempted a Hail Mary pass in the final seconds … chipped in two tackles in home finale versus UCF (11/18) before closing the regular season with another career outing versus the Longhorns … both his tackles in the Independence Bowl went for a loss with one being a sack … combined with E’Maurion Banks for a key fourth-down stop behind the line late in the third quarter for his first tackle … later added his first-career sack on Cal’s final drive of the game late in the fourth quarter.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Became a key contributor on the Red Raider defense as only a true freshman … identified early in the year as potential key piece of the defense by head coach Joey McGuire and the defensive staff … was, in fact, the only true freshman who appeared in more than four games overall … saw action in 12 games with six starts at the edge rusher position … received an increased role in the defense following the injury to All-American edge rusher Tyree Wilson … one of two true freshman on the roster to not utilize a redshirt season, joining linebacker Wesley Smith, who appeared mainly on special teams … totaled 19 tackles (9 solo), including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … all but one of his tackles came during Big 12 play … found his way in the backfield regularly with four quarterback hurries … credited with appearing in 306 snaps defensively, notching nine total pressures according to Pro Football Focus … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made collegiate debut against Houston (9/10) … made the first tackle of his career the next week at N.C. State (9/17), combining for a TFL with Jacob Rodriguez … also had one-tackle outings against Kansas State (10/1), West Virginia (10/22), Baylor (10/29) and Iowa State (11/19) … was able to make two stops at Oklahoma State (10/8), including his first career solo tackle for loss, which went for a five-yard loss on a key third-down play late in the third quarter that forced the Cowboys to attempt a field goal from the 7 yard line … also had the first quarterback hurry of his career later in the fourth quarter versus the Cowboys, which coincided with his first career start … inserted into the starting lineup against Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ole Miss … recorded 13 of his 19 tackles on the season over the final five games, starting with three stops against both TCU (11/5) and Kansas (11/12) … closed the regular season with his best performance, finishing with four tackles, a quarterback hurry and his first career sack in the win over Oklahoma (11/26) … sack couldn’t have come at a better time as he took down OU quarterback Dillon Gabriel on 3rd-and-11 in overtime to force a missed Sooner field goal … wrapped the regular season with two tackles, including a shared stop for a loss, in the Red Raiders’ victory over Ole Miss (12/28) in the TaxAct Texas Bowl … AWARDS AND HONORS: named an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by conference coaches.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Summit High School in his hometown of Mansfield, Texas … graduated from Summit early to enroll at Texas Tech for the 2022 spring semester … helped lead Summit to a run to the Class 5A state semifinals his junior and senior seasons, marking the furthest the school had advanced in program history … garnered first team All-District 4-5A honors each of those two seasons … had more than 70 tackles as a senior, including 20.0 for a loss and five sacks … credited with 53 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a junior in 2020 … ranked 69th overall in the SportsDay Top 100 compiled by the Dallas Morning News for the 2022 class … was No. 15 among defensive linemen in the DFW area according to the publication … rated a four-star recruit by Rivals and a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and ESPN … was a top-100 player in the state of Texas by both Rivals and 247Sports … listed at No. 53 in the state by Rivals and at No. 26 among strongside defensive ends nationally … was at No. 61 in the state by 247Sports Composite … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Baylor, Boston College, California, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon, SMU and TCU.
PERSONAL
Joseph Adedire ... son of Adesoji and Modinat Adedire … first-generation American as both parents are originally from Nigeria and moved to the United States a few years prior to his birth ... has three siblings, brothers Michael and Samuel, and sister Esther … an information technology major at Texas Tech.
Redshirt season … suffered a preseason injury that forced him to miss the entire year … considered one of Texas Tech’s top defensive returners prior to the injury.
2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 12 of 13 games overall as a sophomore with eight starts between both outside linebacker positions … missed only the Tarleton State (9/16) win early in the season due to injury … credited late in the season by coaching staff for ability to change positions … finished with 25 tackles overall (12 solo), including 4.0 for a loss and 1.0 sack … tagged with three quarterback hurries and a pass breakup as well … recorded two or more tackles in nine different games … seven of his eight starts came during Big 12 play with the lone other being in the Independence Bowl versus Cal … saw action in 548 defensive snaps on the season, according to Pro Football Focus, which ranked ninth on the defense and second in the outside linebacker room … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: posted two tackles during non-conference play, which both came against Oregon (9/9) … one of those tackles versus the Ducks went for a loss … set a career high with four tackles in the Big 12 opener at West Virginia (9/23) … would later match that total in the regular-season finale at Texas (11/24) … followed the West Virginia performance with two stops and a quarterback hurry versus Houston (9/30) and then one tackle in the win at Baylor (10/7) … set another career high versus Kansas State (10/14) with 2.0 tackles for loss … performance was part of three tackles overall in the game … combined for five stops the next two games with two at BYU (10/21) and three in the Thursday night win over TCU (11/2) … credited with a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup on the final play of the victory at Kansas (11/11) after hitting Cole Ballard as he attempted a Hail Mary pass in the final seconds … chipped in two tackles in home finale versus UCF (11/18) before closing the regular season with another career outing versus the Longhorns … both his tackles in the Independence Bowl went for a loss with one being a sack … combined with E’Maurion Banks for a key fourth-down stop behind the line late in the third quarter for his first tackle … later added his first-career sack on Cal’s final drive of the game late in the fourth quarter.
2022 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
Became a key contributor on the Red Raider defense as only a true freshman … identified early in the year as potential key piece of the defense by head coach Joey McGuire and the defensive staff … was, in fact, the only true freshman who appeared in more than four games overall … saw action in 12 games with six starts at the edge rusher position … received an increased role in the defense following the injury to All-American edge rusher Tyree Wilson … one of two true freshman on the roster to not utilize a redshirt season, joining linebacker Wesley Smith, who appeared mainly on special teams … totaled 19 tackles (9 solo), including 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks … all but one of his tackles came during Big 12 play … found his way in the backfield regularly with four quarterback hurries … credited with appearing in 306 snaps defensively, notching nine total pressures according to Pro Football Focus … SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: made collegiate debut against Houston (9/10) … made the first tackle of his career the next week at N.C. State (9/17), combining for a TFL with Jacob Rodriguez … also had one-tackle outings against Kansas State (10/1), West Virginia (10/22), Baylor (10/29) and Iowa State (11/19) … was able to make two stops at Oklahoma State (10/8), including his first career solo tackle for loss, which went for a five-yard loss on a key third-down play late in the third quarter that forced the Cowboys to attempt a field goal from the 7 yard line … also had the first quarterback hurry of his career later in the fourth quarter versus the Cowboys, which coincided with his first career start … inserted into the starting lineup against Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma and Ole Miss … recorded 13 of his 19 tackles on the season over the final five games, starting with three stops against both TCU (11/5) and Kansas (11/12) … closed the regular season with his best performance, finishing with four tackles, a quarterback hurry and his first career sack in the win over Oklahoma (11/26) … sack couldn’t have come at a better time as he took down OU quarterback Dillon Gabriel on 3rd-and-11 in overtime to force a missed Sooner field goal … wrapped the regular season with two tackles, including a shared stop for a loss, in the Red Raiders’ victory over Ole Miss (12/28) in the TaxAct Texas Bowl … AWARDS AND HONORS: named an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by conference coaches.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Summit High School in his hometown of Mansfield, Texas … graduated from Summit early to enroll at Texas Tech for the 2022 spring semester … helped lead Summit to a run to the Class 5A state semifinals his junior and senior seasons, marking the furthest the school had advanced in program history … garnered first team All-District 4-5A honors each of those two seasons … had more than 70 tackles as a senior, including 20.0 for a loss and five sacks … credited with 53 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 12 sacks as a junior in 2020 … ranked 69th overall in the SportsDay Top 100 compiled by the Dallas Morning News for the 2022 class … was No. 15 among defensive linemen in the DFW area according to the publication … rated a four-star recruit by Rivals and a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and ESPN … was a top-100 player in the state of Texas by both Rivals and 247Sports … listed at No. 53 in the state by Rivals and at No. 26 among strongside defensive ends nationally … was at No. 61 in the state by 247Sports Composite … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona, Baylor, Boston College, California, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Iowa State, LSU, Michigan, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Oregon, SMU and TCU.
PERSONAL
Joseph Adedire ... son of Adesoji and Modinat Adedire … first-generation American as both parents are originally from Nigeria and moved to the United States a few years prior to his birth ... has three siblings, brothers Michael and Samuel, and sister Esther … an information technology major at Texas Tech.
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