Paulson Adebo
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| No. 29 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 3, 1999 Farmington, Michigan | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Mansfield (Mansfield, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||
Saiid Paulson Adebo is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted by the Saints in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
Early years[]
Adebo attended Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas. He played defensive back and wide receiver in high school. He originally committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football but changed to Stanford University.[1][2]
College career[]
After not appearing in any games his first year at Stanford in 2017, Adebo played in 13 games with 12 starts in 2018. He finished the season with 64 tackles and four interceptions.[3][4] He returned as a starter in 2019.[5][6] During his junior season, Adebo had 33 tackles, 10 pass breakups, and 4 interceptions. Despite speculation that he would declare for the 2020 NFL Draft, and being listed as the number 2 draft-eligible cornerback by Mel Kiper, Adebo announced that he would return to Stanford for his senior year.[7]
Professional career[]
Adebo was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round (76th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[8] He signed his four-year rookie contract with New Orleans on June 8, 2021.[9]
References[]
- ^ Mansfield’s 4-star recruit Adebo de-commits from Notre Dame
- ^ "Stanford flips four-star recruit from Notre Dame". January 17, 2017.
- ^ "Stanford's French-speaking Paulson Adebo will let his play do the talking". SFChronicle.com. August 25, 2018.
- ^ Lombardi, David. "Stanford's Paulson Adebo, once committed to Notre Dame, emerges as Duane Akina's next top-flight DB". The Athletic.
- ^ Mandel, Stewart. "In Paulson Adebo, Stanford has a headliner in more ways than one". The Athletic.
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, James Crepea | The (September 18, 2019). "Can Oregon Ducks receivers get open against Stanford lock-down CB Paulson Adebo?". oregonlive.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 10, 2020). "Stanford CB Paulson Adebo returning for 2020 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints select Paulson Adebo with the 76th pick". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ "Saints Sign Entire Draft Class, Restructure Marshon Lattimore".
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- Living people
- American football cornerbacks
- People from Mansfield, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- Stanford Cardinal football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- American people of Beninese descent
- 1999 births