Samson Okunlola
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name= Samson Okunlola
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|school= Miami Hurricanes
|currentnumber=63
|currentposition=Offensive tackle
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|class= {{redshirt}} Freshman
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|2004|10|12}}{{cite tweet|user=SAMSONOKUNLOLA_|number=1580138380025016325|title=Just turned 18 today🎂💯💯 #pancakehoncho|access-date=September 3, 2024}}
|birth_place=Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
|heightft=6
|heightin=6
|weight_lb=300
|highschool=Thayer Academy (MA)
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- Miami (FL) (2023–present)
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Samson Okunlola (born October 12, 2004), sometimes known as the "Pancake Honcho", is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Hurricanes.
Early years
Okunlola grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts, and attended the Thayer Academy in Braintree, Massachusetts.{{cite web|title=Samson Okunlola|publisher=Miami University|accessdate=August 30, 2023|url=https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/samson-okunlola/}} He was rated as a five-star recruit and one of the best players in the 2023 college football recruiting class, ranked at No. 16 by Rivals.com, ESPN.com, and 247Sports.{{cite web|title=Rivals 250|publisher=Rivals.com|accessdate=November 26, 2022|url=https://n.rivals.com/prospect_rankings/rivals250/2023}}{{cite web|title=2023 ESPN 300|publisher=ESPN.com|accessdate=November 26, 2022|url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/class/2023/order/true}} He was the first five-star recruit from Massachusetts in the history of recruiting rankings.{{cite news|title=Thayer’s Samson Okunlola makes his pick … it’s the University of Miami|newspaper=Boston Herald|author=Brendan Connelly|date=December 15, 2022|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/12/15/thayers-samson-okunlola-makes-his-pick-its-the-university-of-miami/}}
Miami
After receiving scholarship offers from more than 50 schools, Okunlola committed to the University of Miami in December 2022.{{cite news|title=Samson Okunlola, five-star lineman of Brockton and Thayer, commits to University of Miami|author=Jason Snow|newspaper=The Enterprise|date=December 19, 2022|url=https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/sports/college/football/2022/12/15/samson-okunlola-of-brockton-and-thayer-commits-to-university-of-miami-pancake-honcho/69732676007/}} Along with Francis Mauigoa, Miami signed two of the top three tackles in the 2023 recruiting class.{{cite news|title=Five-star tackle Samson Okunlola — the ‘Pancake Honcho’ — commits to Miami|publisher=The Athletic|author=Manny Navarro|date=December 16, 2022|url=https://theathletic.com/4006242/2022/12/15/samon-okunlola-miami-5-star/}}
Personal life
Okunlola's older brother Samuel is an defensive end for the Colorado Buffaloes.{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Jed |title=Okunlola brothers Samuel, Samson impressed with first UGA visit |url=https://uga.rivals.com/news/okunlola-brothers-samuel-samson-impressed-with-first-uga-visit?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAt11omMfPtPLHS0lRRl3vWbxTsmSbsgwg4Jp4qgOK40vD5vpy59GUQZVyRHTw-gbF-hvde5NDzona2pPPTBDp3ID9cJZAeBna5-U_JkNhaLyhGcVcj1Lh_d2ggRDbjw2HX9Leuu5KXtGbxF_ttzCZGcnSmuOLemoTAr5ArGwA9Y |website=Rivals.com |date=21 June 2021 |access-date=26 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=Andrew |title=Former Pitt DL Samuel Okunlola commits to Colorado |url=https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/news/former-pitt-dl-samuel-okunlola-commits-to-colorado/ |website=On3.com |date=20 December 2023 |access-date=26 October 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://miamihurricanes.com/roster/samson-okunlola/ Miami Hurricanes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Brookline, Massachusetts
Category:American football offensive tackles