2016 Football Roster
Ade Aruna
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Akure, Nigeria
- High School:
- La Lumiere
- Prev School:
- Ind.
Career Notes: Four-year letterman...Played in 44 games with 34 starts at defensive end...Possessed 107 total tackles (70 solo, 37 assists) with 19.0 tackles for loss of 99 yards...Boasts three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and four pass break-ups...Recorded 12.0 sacks for loss of 80 yards.
2017: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts...Recorded 25 tackles (14 solo, 11 assists), 3.0 TFL (all sacks) for a total of 24 yards, three QB hurries, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery...invited to the 2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl...started and recorded 3 tackles, including 2 sacks/2 TFL vs Grambling State (9/2)...recorded 2 tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Tulsa (10/7)...tallied 4 tackles vs USF (10/21)...had 4 tackles, 1 PBU and 1 QB hurry at ECU (11/11)...recorded 4 tackles and 1 PBU at SMU (11/25).
2016: Started in all 12 games...Ranked second on the team in sacks (5.0-32 yards) and third in tackles for loss (10.0-44 yards)...Finished with 43 total tackles (26 solo, 17 assists)...Collected a career high eight tackles vs SMU on Oct. 29, including his first multi-sack game of his career (two sacks) - Also totaled three tackles for loss of 14 yards...Recorded three total tackles, including one sack for three yards, against UConn on Nov. 26...Tallied three solo tackles, including one for a loss of five yards, vs Temple on Nov. 19...Logged two tackles, including one for a loss of two yards, at Houston on Nov. 12...Recorded his second sack of the season vs Memphis on Oct. 14, earning a total of two tackles for a loss of eight yards on the night - Also collected his second fumble recovery of the season to go along with his four total tackles...Tallied his first career fumble recovery vs Navy on Sept. 17, along with gathering three tackles, including one tackle for a loss of two yards...Earned a sack vs Southern on Sept. 10, resulting in a forced fumble which led to a Tulane touchdown on the ensuing drive...off the field, was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Named to Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for spring 2017.
2015: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts as a redshirt-sophomore…Totaled 32 tackles (24 solo, 8 assists) with 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two pass break-ups…Tied for second on the team in fumble recoveries…Tied for second on the team in sacks…Made his first-collegiate start vs Duke (9/3), posting a career-high five tackles (3 solo, 2 assists), one tackle for a six yard loss and a forced fumble…Tied his career-best tackle total with five - all solo - including a tackle for a loss and a sack at Navy (10/24)…Notched four tackles (3 solo, 1 assist) vs Tulsa (11/27)…Totaled three solo stops - including one tackle for loss - and a pass break-up vs Maine (9/19)…Posted three stops (1 solo, 2 assists) including 1.0 sack and one pass break-up vs Houston (10/16)…Posted two tackles (1 solo, 1 assist) with 1.0 sack and 1.0 tackle for loss vs UConn (11/7)...off the field, was named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2014: Played in eight games as a redshirt-freshman…Posted seven tackles (6 solo, 1 assist), one sack and one forced fumble on defense…Recorded four kickoffs for 222 yards (55.5 avg.) with one touchback…Tallied a career-best three tackles – all solo – with one sack for a four-yard loss and a forced fumble vs Southeastern Louisiana (9/13)…Recorded two solo tackles vs Cincinnati (10/31)…Had an assisted tackle vs Temple (12/6).
2013: Did not play as a true freshman and redshirted the season…Off the field, was a member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Tulane’s 3.0 Club.
High School: One-year letterman at La Lumiere for coach Art Walker…Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com while garnering two-star status by Rivals.com and Scout.com…Received an 85 rating and was listed as the No. 48 strong-side defensive end in the nation and the No. 12 prospect in the state by 247Sports.com…Also listed as the No. 183 defensive end in the country by Scout.com…Helped lead the Lakers to their first winning season in over a decade with a 5-4 record in his lone prep season on the gridiron…As a senior, tallied 83 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and a pass break-up on defense while catching two passes for 35 yards and a score on offense and kicking off six times for 163 yards and a pair of touchbacks on special teams.
Personal: Already earned a Bachelor’s in Homeland Security Studies. Now seeking second Bachelor’s in Public Health.
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Aruna’s Career Highs
Tackles..........8, vs SMU, 10/29/16
Sacks..........2, vs SMU, 10/29/16
Yards Lost..........12, vs SMU, 10/29/16
Tackles for Loss..........3.0, vs SMU, 10/29/16
Yards Lost..........14, vs SMU, 10/29/16
Forced Fumbles..........1, 3x, last vs Southern, 9/10/16
Fumble Recoveries..........1, 2x, last vs Memphis, 10/14/16
Pass Break-ups..........1, 2x, last vs Houston, 10/16/15
