Ore Adeyi
CB · Freshman
5'10" · 175 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #7: Mar'Kel Porter (RB)
Background
- Hometown
- Mansfield, Texas
- High school
- Mansfield Legacy
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8415 247 composite)
- National rank
- #1426
- Class
- 2021
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
No 2026 stats recorded yet.
Season by season
2025tap to read
Played in 11 games with five starts … Tallied 19 total tackles, 13 solo tackles, five pass breakups and an interception … Posted the first three total tackles and the first solo tackle of his career against Oregon (9/13) … Made his first start of the season against UCLA (9/27), recording four tackles and a career-high two pass breakups … Recorded first career interception, which set up NU’s first points of the day after a 33-yard return, and added two tackles in victory at Penn State (10/11) … Added three total tackles (one solo) against Purdue (10/18) … Posted a solo tackle and a pass breakup at USC (11/7) … Posted two solo tackles at Illinois (11/29) … Recorded career highs in solo tackles (four) and total tackles against Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl (12/26).
2024tap to read
Did not see game action this year due to injury ... Named Academic All-Big Ten.
2023tap to read
Appeared in all 13 games and made one start, recording 20 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one pass broken up ... Set a career-high with four tackles and recorded first career pass broken up against Penn State (9/30) ... Registered 1.0 tackle for loss in a win against Purdue (11/18) ... Tied career-high with four tackles and added 0.5 tackles for loss against Illinois (11/25).
2022tap to read
Appeared in 10 games, recording six total tackles with five solo stops ... Logged first career tackle against Minnesota (11/12) ... Recorded a career-high three total tackles against Purdue (11/19) ... Made one tackle against Illinois (11/26).
2021tap to read
Played in two games, making his collegiate debut against Purdue (11/20). High School: Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on November 27, 2020 ... No. 131 cornerback in class of 2021 ... VYPE DFW Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year ... Multi-sport athlete in high school (football and track) ... All-district as a junior ... Finished high school career with 40 tackles, four interceptions, two touchdowns, 216 receiving yards and 119 yards rushing ... Honor roll member ... Anticipated major is undecided. Pronunciation: or-E ah-DYE-e
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2025 Graduate Student:
Played in 11 games with five starts … Tallied 19 total tackles, 13 solo tackles, five pass breakups and an interception … Posted the first three total tackles and the first solo tackle of his career against Oregon (9/13) … Made his first start of the season against UCLA (9/27), recording four tackles and a career-high two pass breakups … Recorded first career interception, which set up NU’s first points of the day after a 33-yard return, and added two tackles in victory at Penn State (10/11) … Added three total tackles (one solo) against Purdue (10/18) … Posted a solo tackle and a pass breakup at USC (11/7) … Posted two solo tackles at Illinois (11/29) … Recorded career highs in solo tackles (four) and total tackles against Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl (12/26).
2024 Redshirt Junior:
Did not see game action this year due to injury ... Named Academic All-Big Ten.
2023 Redshirt Sophomore:
Appeared in all 13 games and made one start, recording 20 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one pass broken up ... Set a career-high with four tackles and recorded first career pass broken up against Penn State (9/30) ... Registered 1.0 tackle for loss in a win against Purdue (11/18) ... Tied career-high with four tackles and added 0.5 tackles for loss against Illinois (11/25).
2022 Redshirt First-Year:
Appeared in 10 games, recording six total tackles with five solo stops ... Logged first career tackle against Minnesota (11/12) ... Recorded a career-high three total tackles against Purdue (11/19) ... Made one tackle against Illinois (11/26).
2021 First-Year:
Played in two games, making his collegiate debut against Purdue (11/20).
High School:
Three-star recruit verbally committed to Northwestern on November 27, 2020 ... No. 131 cornerback in class of 2021 ... VYPE DFW Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year ... Multi-sport athlete in high school (football and track) ... All-district as a junior ... Finished high school career with 40 tackles, four interceptions, two touchdowns, 216 receiving yards and 119 yards rushing ... Honor roll member ... Anticipated major is undecided.
Pronunciation: or-E ah-DYE-e