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2018 Football Roster

51 Victor Olapinsin

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 252
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bloomfield, N.J.
  • Highschool Bloomfield HS

Biography

As a senior (2018)

• Played in all 10 games as a reserve on the defensive line.
• Posted 14 tackles with 1.5 for a loss and a sack.
• Registered one stop against Yale.
• Made two tackles in the win over Harvard.
• Had one stop at No. 17 Colgate.
• Credited with two tackles and a sack in the win at Brown.
• Posted a career-best four stops with a half-tackle for loss at No. 17 Princeton.
• Matched that career high with four tackles vs. Penn.

As a junior (2017)

• Saw action in nine contests as a reserve on the defensive line.
• Made five tackles with a half-tackle for a loss.
• Recorded a career-best three stops against Columbia.
• Had a solo tackle in the win over Brown.
• Made one stop at Dartmouth.
 

As a sophomore (2016)

• Made an impact as a reserve on the defensive line as a sophomore, posting 15 tackles with one for a loss, a half-sack, a pass breakup and a forced fumble.
• Had two tackles, including one for a loss, in his first varsity playing time in the season opener against Bucknell.
• Forced a fumble with a sack in the victory over Yale.
• Notched a pair of tackles in the win at No. 25 Colgate.
• Credited with two tackles at No. 16 Harvard.
• Made two stops at Brown.
• Notched three tackles vs. Dartmouth.
• Broke up a pass in the win at Columbia.
 

As a freshman (2015)

• Spent his rookie season on the junior varsity team.
• Was an impact defensive player on the scout team.
 

At Bloomfield HS

• Named team MVP and first-team all-league as a senior at Bloomfield HS.
• Named honorable mention all-state by MSGVarsity.com.
• Two-time all-conference selection.
• Elected team captain as a senior.
• Played in the Paul Robeson High School Football All-Star Classic
• Served as team captain of the track and field squad, making it to the state's Meet of Champions in the javelin as a senior.
 

Personal

• Victor Olajide Olapinsin is the son of Theophilus and Esther Olapinsin and has an older brother and sister.
• He is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 51

    2015-16Freshman

    Outside Linebacker
    6'3" 220 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2016-17Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 263 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2017-18Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 260 lbs
    51
  • 51

    2018-19Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 252 lbs
    51