Folorunso Fatukasi
 Fatukasi in 2018. | |||||||||||
| No. 94 – New York Jets | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | March 4, 1995 Far Rockaway, New York | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Beach Channel (Rockaway Park, New York) | ||||||||||
| College: | UConn | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 180 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Folorunso Ifeyinka "Foley" Fatukasi (born March 4, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UConn.[1]
College career[]
In 2015, Fatukasi was named as an honorable mention on the 2015 All-American Athletic Conference football team.[2]
Professional career[]
Fatukasi was drafted by the New York Jets in the sixth round (180th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3]
Fatukasi was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on December 17, 2020,[4] and activated on December 22.[5]
Personal life[]
Fatukasi is of Nigerian descent.[6] His brother Olakunle Fatukasi is a linebacker for Rutgers.[7]
References[]
- ^ "NFL Draft & Combine Profile - FOLEY FATUKASI". www.nfl.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Folorunso Fatukasi | Connecticut, DT : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". www.draftscout.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ "Jets select Parry Nickerson with 179th overall pick and Folorunso Fatukasi with 180th overall pick in 2018 NFL Draft". GangGreenNation.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Jets' Folorunso Fatukasi: Shifts to COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. December 17, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 22, 2020). "Jets Activate DT Folorunso Fatukasi, Place LB Harvey Langi on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN. April 23, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ Cannizzaro, Mark (November 28, 2020). "Fatukasi brothers living their dreams with Jets, Rutgers in unique times". New York Post. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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- Living people
- 1995 births
- American sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- People from Far Rockaway, Queens
- Sportspeople from Queens, New York
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- American football defensive tackles
- UConn Huskies football players
- New York Jets players
- Beach Channel High School alumni
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