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Joseph Oluwayemi
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- North Dallas
EMU: Pronounced oh-loo-wah-YIH’-mee...2026: Joins the program as a transfer after three seasons at Division II Harding University in Searcy, Ark....Enrolled for the Winter 2026 semester...HARDING: Played in 30 contests, totaling 41 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, and 3.5 sacks...2025: Earned First Team All-Great American Conference during the team's run to the 2025 National Championship game...Part of the nation's top-ranked scoring defense, allowed just 10.8 points per game...The unit suffocated opponents all season, posting four shutouts and holding seven different teams to single digits...At one point during the regular season, the defense played 168 consecutive snaps without surrendering a single point...Played in 16 games, finished the year with 29 total tackles, including seven solo stops and 22 assisted tackles...Added 4.5 tackles for loss for 19 yards and recorded 2.5 sacks for 13 yards...Strongest performance came at Southern Arkansas, where he posted a season high seven tackles and added a tackle for loss...Recorded his first sack of the season against East Central and followed with additional tackles for loss against Southeastern Oklahoma and Southern Nazarene...2024: Finished the year with 12 total tackles, including five solo stops and seven assisted tackles...Added one tackle for loss and one sack for seven yards...Top outing came Sept. 19 at Arkansas Monticello, where he recorded a season high three tackles...Produced his lone sack of the season on Oct. 5 at Southwestern Oklahoma, adding a tackle for loss and a forced fumble on the same play...Added quarterback pressure in postseason play and recorded a pass breakup against Arkansas Tech...HIGH SCHOOL: A 2023 graduate of North Dallas High School in Texas...Played for Head Coach Carlos Perez...First Team All-District...Two-time defensive lineman MVP...Team's leading tackler as a senior...PERSONAL: Full name: Joseph Oluwayemi ...Son of Sunday and Evon Oluwayemi...Integrated marketing communication major.
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