LERE OLADIPO

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6-3

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Chicago, Ill.

Huntley

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 Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout
 Ranked No. 35 defensive end in the nation by Rivals, No. 36 by 247Sports, No. 80 by ESPN and No. 80 by Scout
 Ranked No. 12 recruit in Illinois by Rivals, No. 14 by 247Sports, No. 18 by ESPN and No. 19 by Scout
 Played at Huntley High School for head coach Matt Zimolak
 2015 and 2016 all-area
 2015 All-Fox Valley Conference
 40 tackles (31 solo), 4.0 TFLs in 10 games as a senior
 46 tackles and 6.5 sacks as a junior
 Also played basketball and was a member of the track and field team in high school
 Offers included Cal, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and Syracuse
 Verbally committed to Illinois in August 2016
 Picked Illinois because, “I saw a lot of similarities between the University and my high school and I wanted to stay close to home and play for a great staff.”
 Listed Bo Jackson as his favorite athlete because of the way he dominated
 Plans to major in agriculture engineering
 Full name is Olalere Oladipo. Goes by.Lere.
 Born Oct. 7, 1997
 Son of Oladimeji and Adeola Oladipo
 Has one sister, Olayeni Oladipo