Adekunle Shittu | Edison
Adekunle Shittu
- Class
- 2023
- Position
- DL
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 255
- School
- Edison
About Adekunle
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Brendan Mankarious | Prep Redzone Scout
Adekunle (Ad-uh-koon-lay) Shittu is yet another 4-year starter for the Eagles. Different from Yascko and Stansbury, Shittu anchored the defensive side of the ball during that time. In this spill defense, he finished second on the team with 86 combined tackles, 5 sacks, and 19 TFL (236, 17, and 44, respectively, for his career). This specimen finished his career with two All-Division and 1st Team All-County nods each.
Shittu does a great job squeezing when unblocked. Frontside, he meets the ballcarrier in the backfield, often times before the kick-man gets to him; whereas backside he has shown the ability to chase plays down from behind. Outcomes like that effectively take away plays where guards pull. I would like to see him improve his physicality in the run game, but he makes up for it with his instincts and hustle.
When rushing the passer, Shittu’s signature move seems to be a two-handed swipe. This gets the offensive linemen’s hands off of him and forces his hips around to clear the offensive player. Activating his hips a bit more consistently and working in secondary/tertiary moves would lead to more QB pressures and sacks. He is propelled by great reaction/anticipation of the snap count.
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