Page 72 - Toledo Football Media Guide - 2012

72 THE PLAYERS

2012 Rockets

T.J. Fatinikun

Defensive End 6-2 • 250 • Sr. Perrysburg, OH Perrysburg H.S.

2012

Listed at No. 1 at defensive end in preseason depth chart.

2011

Suferedseason-endingelbowinjury vs. EMU on Oct. 8 limited him to just six games...Still made third-teamAll-MAC...Was leading team and tied for third in MAC with 7.5 tackles for loss at time of injury...Was also leading teamwith2.5sacks...Finishedseason with 23 tackles...Career-high 3.0 TFL

and one pass knocked down vs. Temple...2.5 tackles for loss vs. New Hampshire.

2010

Named third-team All-MAC...Led defensive line with 51 tackles... Led team and was ninth in MAC with 13.0 TFL...Most TFL by a Rocket since 17.0 by Mike Alston in 2006...Third in MAC with four forced fumbles...Season-best 2.5 TFL vs. Kent State, including cru-cial 10-yard sack in second half... Career-highseventacklesatOhio... Recovered fumble vs. WMU.

2009

Played in 11 games, making 20 tackles...Had 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks...Forced team-high three fumbles and recovered one.

23 *** 2010 Third-Team All-MAC ***

*** 2011 Third-Team All-MAC ***

T.J. Fatinikun’s Career Statistics

Year G/S UT AT TT TFL Sack QBH FF BrUp

2009 11/0 13 7 20 3.0/-17 2.0/-14 0 3 0 2010 13/13 24 27 51 13.0/-49 5.0/-29 2 4 2 2011 6/6 14 9 23 7.5/-31 3.0/-23 0 0 1

Totals 30/19 51 43 94 23.5/-97 10.0/-66 2 7 3 Career Highs Tackles: 7 (Ohio, 9-11-10)

Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Temple, 10-1-11)

Sacks: 2.0 (Eastern Michigan, 10-30-10)

High School

Made frst-teamall-conference, frst-teamall-district and special mention all-state as a senior...Recorded 65 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and nine sacks...As a junior, made second-team all-league... Totaled 55 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and seven sacks...Numbers as a sophomorewere 73 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 10 sacks... High school coach was Matt Kregel.

Personal

Full name is Ayokunle Olatunji Fatinikun...Birthdate: July 28, 1991...Parents are Tunde and Moni Fatinikun...Father is a doc-tor, mother is a business professional...Has fve brothers and one sister...Born in Lagos, Nigeria but grew up in Toledo area... Communication major.