Hakeem Adeniji (born December 8, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas. At Kansas, he was a two-time All-Big 12 selection, making the 1st team in 2019 and 2nd team in 2018. He was drafted in the sixth round (180th overall selection) of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Bengals.
High school
Adeniji attended high school at Garland High School in Texas. In high school, he had committed to play at the United States Air Force Academy. However, he failed to receive a medical waiver to attend due to an allergy to cashews. After failing to receive the waiver, he committed to the University of Kansas.
College career
As a freshman, Adeniji became a starter at tackle immediately, starting all twelve games. Throughout his college career, Adeniji showed durability, not missing a single game due to injury. By the end of his senior year, he had been on the roster for 48 games and started in all of them. In his junior and senior years, he helped pave the way for running back Pooka Williams Jr. to rush for over 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. For his efforts, he was named 2nd team All-Big 12 as a junior and 1st team as a senior.
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