Time so as to add one other prospect to BGN’s Philadelphia Eagles’ pre-draft visits tracker main as much as the 2025 NFL Draft.
The Birds will quickly be internet hosting UCLA edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo on the NovaCare Complicated, in response to himself (via The Draft Network’s Justin Melo).
Oladejo is the No. 111 prospect ranked by Professional Soccer Focus.
The 21-year-old initially performed for Cal from 2021-2022 earlier than transferring to UCLA. He modified positions from off-ball linebacker to edge rusher (a reverse Zack Baun, if you’ll) in the course of the 2024 season. Oladejo completed final 12 months with 14 TFLs and 4.5 sacks.
Oladejo’s restricted physique of labor dashing the passer makes him an fascinating participant to undertaking on the NFL stage. Maybe he’s solely scratching the floor of his upside.
The Eagles have been displaying curiosity in a number of edge rusher prospects main as much as this 12 months’s draft. Oladejo simply would possibly wind up touchdown in Philly.
Scouting report through NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein:
Linebacker-turned-edge-rusher whose draft profile may need gone from boring to dynamic with the swap. Oladejo is lengthy and aggressive in attacking blockers in entrance of him. A scarcity of instincts within the run recreation and plans as a go rusher could possibly be non permanent bumps within the highway that must be smoothed with teaching. He greets and discards blockers with highly effective, twitchy fingers and nonetheless performs with a linebacker’s vary and nostril for the soccer regardless of his new place. He catches the “developmental” tag relative to his edge expertise, however his traits and tape recommend he’ll make a distinction earlier than anticipated.
