Bills 2025 NFL draft target: Full draft profile, scouting report for DE Femi Oladejo
Bills 2025 NFL draft target: Full draft profile, scouting report for DE Femi Oladejo
UCLA defensive end Oluwafemi Oladejo could be a player to watch for the Buffalo Bills at the 2025 NFL draft.
As things stand, the Bills hold the No. 30 overall pick in the first round. The team has 10 total picks scattered around the board, including two more in the second round.
If things hold there, general manager Brandon Beane and the Bills' front office could have plenty of options to consider when turning in their selection cards.
During the run to up to the draft, which starts April 24, Bills Wire will compile information on prospects Buffalo could have interest in. Specifically, what scouting reports and draft profiles say about their game.
Oladejo is up next in our prospect previews. He had a pre-draft visit with the Bills, according to his The Draft Network's Ryan Fowler.
Here's a rundown of what experts are saying about his game:
DE Femi Oladejo | UCLA | Senior
Vitals
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 259 lbs
Pros
Quickness/athleticism
Length
Versatility to play off-ball LB
High-points the ball
Cons
Inexperience at edge
Needs to polish pass rush moves
Timing and technique
Stats
2024 stats (12 GP):
57 tackles, 14 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, 2 passes defnesed
Career stats (47 GP):
240 tackles, 25 TFLs, 6 sacks, 2 interceptions, 6 passes defensed, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble
2024 PFF grade:
73.8
Career PFF grade:
67.9
Consensus rank
Draft stock: Day 2 selection
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