Paulson Adebo
No. 29 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | Farmington, Michigan, U.S. | July 3, 1999||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Mansfield (Mansfield, Texas) | ||||||
College: | Stanford (2017–2020) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2021 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Saiid Paulson Adebo (born July 3, 1999) is an
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
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.44 s | 1.57 s | 2.60 s | 4.13 s | 6.69 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
18 reps | |
All values from |
2021
Adebo was drafted in the third round (76th overall) of the
Heading into his first training camp in the NFL, Adebo was a starting cornerback alongside Marshon Lattimore. However, he also faced minor competition from Patrick Robinson, Brian Poole, Prince Amukamara, Grant Haley, P. J. Williams, and Ken Crawley. At the conclusion of the 2021 NFL preseason, head coach Sean Payton officially named Lattimore and Adebo the starting cornerbacks to begin the season.
Adebo made his first career start and NFL regular-season debut in the Saints' 38–3 Week 1 victory against the
Adebo started in all 17 games as a rookie and finished his rookie season with 66 solo tackles, three interceptions, and eight passes defensed while appearing in 850 (76%) of the team's defensive snaps.[23][24]
2022
In the 2022 season, Adebo finished with 60 total tackles (51 solo) and seven passes defended in 13 games.[25]
2023
In Week 9 of the 2023 season, Adebo recorded seven tackles, three pass breakups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and recovery in a 24–17 win over the Chicago Bears, earning National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week.[26]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2021 | NO | 17 | 17 | 66 | 55 | 11 | 0.0 | — | 8 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | NO | 13 | 12 | 60 | 51 | 9 | 0.0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | NO | 15 | 15 | 76 | 60 | 16 | 0.0 | — | 18 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Career | 45 | 44 | 202 | 166 | 36 | 0.0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
- ^ Gosset, Brian (January 9, 2017). "Mansfield's 4-star recruit Adebo de-commits from Notre Dame". Star-Telegram.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Lefkow, Mike (January 17, 2017). "Stanford flips four-star recruit from Notre Dame". East Bay Times. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (August 25, 2018). "Stanford's French-speaking Paulson Adebo will let his play do the talking". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Lombardi, David (September 27, 2018). "Stanford's Paulson Adebo, once committed to Notre Dame, emerges as Duane Akina's next top-flight DB". The Athletic. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Mandel, Stewart (August 29, 2019). "In Paulson Adebo, Stanford has a headliner in more ways than one". The Athletic. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Crepea, James (September 18, 2019). "Can Oregon Ducks receivers get open against Stanford lock-down CB Paulson Adebo?". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 10, 2020). "Stanford CB Paulson Adebo returning for 2020 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "Paulson Adebo Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Draft Scout Paulson Adebo, Stanford NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "Paulson Adebo 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints select Paulson Adebo with the 76th pick". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- ^ Ortenberg, Andrew (June 8, 2021). "Saints Sign Entire Draft Class, Restructure Marshon Lattimore". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints – September 12th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – September 19th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots - September 26th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Washington Football Team - October 10th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks - October 25th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles - November 21st, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at New York Jets - December 12th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - December 19th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Tom Brady shut out for first time in 15 years as Saints again flummox Bucs". USA TODAY. Associated Press. December 19, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons - January 9th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Paulson Adebo 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints 2021 Snap Counts". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Paulson Adebo 2022 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (November 8, 2023). "Texans QB C.J. Stroud, Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs highlight Players of the Week". NFL.com.