Adetutu Daranijo

Position:
S
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
5-10
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Saint Thomas Aquinas

(pronounced Too Too Dah-rah-knee-jo)

2021: Appeared in two games for the Zips...registered one tackle at No. 10 Ohio State (Sept. 25).

2020: Appeared in five games for Akron, including a pair of starts...registered 23 tackles, including 14 solos stops, on the campaign...recorded a season-best seven-tackle performance, with five solo tackles, against Western Michigan (Nov. 4)...tallied six tackles, including a trio of solo stops, at Kent State (Nov. 17)...garnered a two-tackle effort in Akron’s win over Bowling Green (Dec. 5).

2019: Played in five games with three starts at safety...one of only seven true freshmen to earn a starting nod...against Ohio, led the Zips with a career-high 10 tackles, including eight solo stops...at Miami, assisted on a tackle...against UAB, had three tackles...made his first start in his collegiate debut at Illinois...had one solo tackle...enrolled at Akron in January 2019.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com...first-team All-Broward 8A-6A County...played three seasons at St. Thomas Aquinas under head coach Roger Harriott...helped the Raiders to their third state championships in Class 7A as a junior in 2016...also competed with the track team, running in the 100 meters and 4x100 relay...All-Academic selection.

PERSONAL: Majoring in business data analytics...son of Josephine and Olalekan Daranijo...has an older sister Cynthia and a younger brother Tola...parents came to the U.S. from Nigeria...joins St. Thomas Aquinas teammates Alvin Davis, Zaire Jacobs, and Deltron Sands as Akron Zips.