Fatinikun played high school football for the Perrysburg High School Yellow Jackets. He was named first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and special mention all-state. He recorded 65 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and nine sacks his senior year. Fatinikun made second-team all-league, recording 55 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks his junior year. In his Junior year, he also led the Yellow Jackets to their first State Playoff berth in school history. He totaled 73 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as a sophomore.[2]
College careeredit
Fatinikun played for the Toledo Rockets from 2009 to 2012. Fatinikun was named third-team All-MAC in 2010, leading the defensive line with 51 tackles. He also led the team and was ninth in the MAC with 13 tackles for loss. He suffered a season-ending elbow injury against Eastern Michigan on October 8, 2011, still making third-team All-MAC.[2]
Fatinikun was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League on August 12, 2014.[6][7] He was released by the Buccaneers on August 29, 2014.[8] He was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad on September 24, 2014 and promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2014.[9] Fatinikun was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on October 6, 2015. He was taken off injured reserve on February 8, 2016 and became a free agent on March 9, 2016.[10]
Referencesedit
^Thompson, Matt (May 6, 2013). "Perrysburg High grad T.J. Fatinikun to work out with NFL's Kansas City Chiefs". ourtownperrysburg.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^ ab"T.J. FATINIKUN". utrockets.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^"Portland Adds Former Toledo Pass Rusher". arenafootball.com. October 23, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
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^"Buccaneers , T.J. Fatinikun signs". kffl.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^"Buccaneers sign defensive end T.J. Fatinikun". si.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^"Bucs release K Barth". bellinghamherald.com. August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
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fatinikun, ayokunle, olatunji, fatinikun, born, july, 1991, former, american, football, defensive, played, college, football, university, toledo, attended, perrysburg, high, school, perrysburg, ohio, been, member, portland, thunder, orlando, predators, tampa, . Ayokunle Olatunji T J Fatinikun born July 28 1991 is a former American football defensive end He played college football at the University of Toledo and attended Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg Ohio 1 He has been a member of the Portland Thunder Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Buccaneers T J FatinikunPersonal informationBorn 1991 07 28 July 28 1991 age 32 Lagos NigeriaHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 250 lb 113 kg Career informationHigh school Perrysburg OH College ToledoPosition Defensive endUndrafted 2013Career historyPortland Thunder 2013 2014 Orlando Predators 2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2014 2015 Career NFL statisticsTackles 12Sacks 0 5Career Arena statisticsTackles 25Sacks 4Pass deflections 2Forced fumbles 3Player stats at NFL com ArenaFan com Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editFatinikun played high school football for the Perrysburg High School Yellow Jackets He was named first team all conference first team all district and special mention all state He recorded 65 tackles 18 tackles for loss and nine sacks his senior year Fatinikun made second team all league recording 55 tackles 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks his junior year In his Junior year he also led the Yellow Jackets to their first State Playoff berth in school history He totaled 73 tackles 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as a sophomore 2 College career editFatinikun played for the Toledo Rockets from 2009 to 2012 Fatinikun was named third team All MAC in 2010 leading the defensive line with 51 tackles He also led the team and was ninth in the MAC with 13 tackles for loss He suffered a season ending elbow injury against Eastern Michigan on October 8 2011 still making third team All MAC 2 Professional career editFatinikun was assigned to the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League on October 18 2013 3 He was traded to the Orlando Predators on May 26 2014 4 He was placed on Other League Exempt on August 12 2014 5 Fatinikun was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League on August 12 2014 6 7 He was released by the Buccaneers on August 29 2014 8 He was signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 24 2014 and promoted to the active roster on October 21 2014 9 Fatinikun was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on October 6 2015 He was taken off injured reserve on February 8 2016 and became a free agent on March 9 2016 10 References edit Thompson Matt May 6 2013 Perrysburg High grad T J Fatinikun to work out with NFL s Kansas City Chiefs ourtownperrysburg com Retrieved August 16 2014 a b T J FATINIKUN utrockets com Retrieved August 16 2014 Portland Adds Former Toledo Pass Rusher arenafootball com October 23 2013 Retrieved August 16 2014 Monday May 26 2014 arenafan com May 26 2014 Archived from the original on April 20 2016 Retrieved August 16 2014 Tuesday August 12 2014 arenafan com Archived from the original on April 20 2016 Retrieved August 29 2014 Buccaneers T J Fatinikun signs kffl com August 12 2014 Retrieved August 16 2014 Buccaneers sign defensive end T J Fatinikun si com August 12 2014 Retrieved August 16 2014 Bucs release K Barth bellinghamherald com August 29 2014 Retrieved August 29 2014 T J Fatinikun kffl com Retrieved September 25 2014 T J FATINIKUN foxsports com Archived from the original on March 22 2016 Retrieved October 10 2015 External links editJust Sports Stats NFL Draft Scout College stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title T J Fatinikun amp oldid 1180518309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
