Tunmise Adeleye
Projected DE starter
15 2026 tackles
2.5 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL
0 2026 INT + PD
34 Career games (15 starts)
Career
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Tackles | Sacks | TFL | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | UNLV | 13 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Percentile vs DLs
Tackles per game 2.5 86
Havoc plays 6 80
INT + pass breakups 0 0
Forced fumbles 1 86
The situation
Syracuse 2026 defense ›Explosive rate allowed 12.8% 20
Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 67
Sack rate 6.6% 54
2026 Game log
Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.
Recruiting
2021 class · 247 compositeFour-star high school recruit
The 2021 board
#37 Jeremiah Trotter Jr. LB · St. Joseph's Prep CLEM
#39
Tunmise Adeleye DL · Katy Tompkins TXAM
Tunmise Adeleye DL · Katy Tompkins TXAM#41 Troy Franklin WR · Menlo-Atherton ORE
DLs in the class
#7 Damon Payne Belleville ALA
#8 Keeshawn Silver Rocky Mount UNC
#9
Tunmise Adeleye Katy Tompkins TXAM
Tunmise Adeleye Katy Tompkins TXAM#10 Michael Hall Jr. Streetsboro OSU
#11 Tywone Malone Jr. Bergen Catholic MISS
2026 · 80th pctile of DLs Recruit · 98th pctile of class
Syracuse
UNLV
Texas State
Michigan State
Texas A&M
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