2023 Football Roster
Oladokun, Jordan

Jersey Number 1
Jordan Oladokun
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- High School:
- Gaither HS
- Prev School:
- Samford
Bio
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Bowling Green |
HONORS
- 2024 CFN All-America (3rd)
- 2024 HERO Sports Group of 5 All-America (3rd)
- 2024 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List
- 2024 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
- 2024 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee
- 2024 All-MAC (1st)
- 2024 CFN All-MAC (3rd)
- 2024 preseason first-team Phil Steele All-MAC
- 2024 preseason first-team Athlon Sports All-MAC
- 2023 All-MAC (2nd)
- 2023 Pro Football Focus All-MAC
- 2023 Hero Sports Group of Five first-team All-American
- One of BGSU's six team captains
- Started in all 13 of BGSU's games
- Totaled 27 tackles, 0.5 TFL, five interceptions and eight pass breakups on the season
- Made two stops and broke up a pass in BGSU's season-opening win over Fordham
- Recorded four tackles and broke up a pass at No. 8 Penn State
- Made five tackles at No. 25 Texas A&M
- Notched two stops and one pass breakup vs. Old Dominion
- Posted two tackles in the victory at Akron
- Tallied five stops against NIU
- Registered a tackle in the win vs. Kent State and limited KSU's Chrishon McCrary to two catches for five yards, who had 13 receptions for 401 receiving yards and five touchdowns in MAC play coming into the game
- Notched a career-high two interceptions, including a 61-yard "pick-six" in the second quarter, in the victory at Toledo
- Also recorded three stops and two pass breakups against the Rockets
- Recorded a tackle and a pass breakup in the win at Central Michigan
- Posted four stops in the victory vs. Western Michigan
- Picked off a wide receiver trick pass and returned it 33 yards on the first play after a BGSU turnover in the win at Ball State
- Also notched three tackles and a pass breakup against the Cardinals
- Contributed three stops, including a half-TFL, against Miami (OH)
- Notched a goal line interception in the first quarter and returned it 40 yards vs. the RedHawks
- Registered an interception in the second quarter and also posted a pass breakup in the 68 Ventures Bowl against Arkansas State
2023 | Junior
- Started 11 of BGSU's 13 games
- Missed the Kent State game and Quick Lane Bowl with an injury
- Made five stops at Liberty
- Made four tackles and broke up a pass against Eastern Illinois
- Recorded first career interception at No. 2 Michigan and returned it 29 yards
- Made three tackles against Ohio
- Made two stops and intercepted one pass in win at Georgia Tech
- Notched two tackles at Miami (OH)
- Made a tackle and broke up a pass at Buffalo
- Notched five tackles and broke up one pass in win over Akron
- Made two tackles and broke up a pass in win over Ball State
- Made three stops, notched an interception and broke up a pass against Toledo
- Secured two tackles in win at Western Michigan
- Returned an interception for 53 yards and a touchdown against the Broncos
2022 | Sophomore
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games with six starts
- Broke up a pass against Eastern Kentucky
- Made two tackles and broke up two passes against Marshall
- Made one stop at Mississippi State
- Made a tackle and picked up a fumble and returned 20 yards against Buffalo
- Recorded two tackles in win over Miami (OH) and helped a defensive effort that held the RedHawks to 189 yards of total offense
- Made one tackle and broke up two passes in win at Central Michigan
- Made four tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss in win against Western Michigan
- Notched four tackles in the win at Toledo
- Broke up a pass in the Quick Lane Bowl against New Mexico State
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Samford |
Homewood, Ala. |
- Spent the 2021 season at Samford
- Appeared in the first six games of the season before missing the rest of the year with an injury
Gaither High School |
Tampa, Fla. |
- Was a four-time All-State honoree at Gaither High School for head coach Kirk Karsen
- Was rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports.com
- Played safety, cornerback and wide receiver
- Defensively, registered 24 career interceptions
- On the offensive side, amassed over 3,000 total yards
- Helped lead his team to the best record in program history at 12-2, as well as a state championship
- Also played basketball and baseball at Gaither, earning All-State honors in baseball
Personal |
- Older brother, Chris Oladokun, played football at South Florida, Samford and finished his career in 2021 at South Dakota State
- Brother Chris plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and was a member of their Super Bowl LVII and LVIII championship teams
- Major is communication
BG Football Postgame 9.13 vs Liberty
Sunday, September 14
2025 BG Football Cinematic Recap at Cincinnati 9.6
Monday, September 08
BG Football Press Conference | 9.8
Monday, September 08
BG Football : Jyrin Johnson and Justin Eklund 9.6
Saturday, September 06