{"id":62499,"date":"2023-03-31T15:16:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=62499"},"modified":"2023-03-31T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T19:16:51","slug":"jetnation-draft-prospect-profile-northwestern-dl-adetomiwa-adebawore-no-longer-flying-under-the-radar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2023\/03\/31\/jetnation-draft-prospect-profile-northwestern-dl-adetomiwa-adebawore-no-longer-flying-under-the-radar\/","title":{"rendered":"JetNation Draft Prospect Profile:  Northwestern DL Adetomiwa Adebawore no Longer Flying Under the Radar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not many people knew the name Adetomiwa Adebawore \u00a0just a few short months ago, but after standing out during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimNagy_SB\/status\/1588926767355826176?s=20\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Senior Bowl practices<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Mobile and excelling at the NFL combine, the Northwestern product is having his name throw around regularly.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Adebawore has firmly entered the conversation as a potential round one pick next month.\u00a0 Rich Cimini of ESPN New York even suggested Adebawore <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/new-york-jets\/post\/_\/id\/91590\/new-york-jets-want-to-keep-lucky-13th-pick-a-usual-gold-mine-for-bigs\">could be in the crosshairs<\/a><\/strong><\/span> of Joe Douglas in the first round of the NFL draft.<\/p>\n<p>It was back in December while watching Northwestern vs Ohio State to get a look at Buckeyes offensive tackle Paris Johnson that Adebawore first got on our radar.\u00a0 One play after another, whether lined up on the left or right side of the D-line, at tackle or end, Ohio State had no answer for Adebawore.\u00a0 He spent much of his day making life miserable for anyone in the Buckeye&#8217;s offensive backfield.\u00a0 What made him so good?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Incredible strength here from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUFBFamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUFBFamily<\/a> DL Adetomiwa Adebawore (99 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomiwabawore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tomiwabawore<\/a>).  Keeps one arm free and uses the other to drive his man into the backfield.  No tackle but he&#39;s the first man there to disrupt the play the leads to a TFL.  Underrated player in this class. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ZUCDRvkOW\">pic.twitter.com\/1ZUCDRvkOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JetsPicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JetsPicks\/status\/1606689029336010752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Name: Adetomiwa Adebawore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>College: Northwestern<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position: DE\/DT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number: 99<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HT: 6&#8242; 2&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wt: 282<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arm Length: 33 7\/8&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hand Size: 10 1\/2&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40 yard dash: 4.49<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10 yard split: 1.61<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vertical Jump: 37.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Broad Jump: 10.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games Watched: Ohio State, Miami (OH), Penn State, Duke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The numbers confirmed what we had already suspected.\u00a0 He&#8217;s an athletic freak, picking up a RAS (Relative Athletic Score) of 9.83 and continued to impress during his <a href=\"https:\/\/draftwire.usatoday.com\/2023\/03\/15\/adetomiwa-adebawore-northwestern-2023-nfl-draft-profile-pro-day-results\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Northwestern pro day<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adetomiwa Adebawore had himself a day. Top tier <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RAS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RAS<\/a>, and will probably stay in that range even if he doesn&#39;t do well in agilities at his pro day. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sfRjurvhJM\">pic.twitter.com\/sfRjurvhJM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RAS.football (@MathBomb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MathBomb\/status\/1631488012780486656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Adebawore&#8217;s combine numbers should come as little surprise as his explosion game day suggested we&#8217;d see impressive numbers on his vertical and broad jumps.\u00a0 His 4.49 40 was not something we anticipated for a 283 lb defensive lineman so in some ways he was even better than expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adetomiwa Adebawore of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NUFBFamily?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NUFBFamily<\/a> showed off the charts power vs Ohio State this season and good explosion off the edge here against Miami (OH).  Once a sleeper but now looks like a round 1 lock. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3HByVxtq4S\">pic.twitter.com\/3HByVxtq4S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JetsPicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JetsPicks\/status\/1641874418967142404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Adebawore&#8217;s explosiveness paired with his strength is what makes him such a problem for opposing offensive tackles.\u00a0 He fires out quickly enough to get opposing offensive linemen back on their heels and can then overpower them en route to the backfield.<\/p>\n<p>He also shows good hand usage and his motor is no concern as he&#8217;s a high energy player during and after the snap.\u00a0 He can be the type of tone setter that defensive head coaches like Robert Saleh covet.<\/p>\n<p>While he may lack the ideal bend you might want out of a player who spends time on the edge, his other traits allow him to be a presence on the outside.\u00a0 Pairing a player like Adebawore with Quinnen Williams on the defensive interior could cause serious problems for guards and centers.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever Adebawore lands come draft time, he&#8217;ll have a very good chance to contribute early on while developing into a high level starter at the pro level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not many people knew the name Adetomiwa Adebawore \u00a0just a few short months ago, but after standing out during Senior Bowl practices in Mobile and excelling at the NFL combine, the Northwestern product is having his name throw around regularly. 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