2012 Football Roster
Roster
T.J. Fatinikun
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Perrysburg, OH
- High School:
- Perrysburg
2012
Listed at No. 1 at defensive end in preseason depth chart.
2011
Suffered season-ending elbow injury vs. EMU on Oct. 8...Still made third-team All-MAC...Was leading team and tied for third in MAC with 7.5 tackles for loss at time of injury...Was also leading team with 2.5 sacks...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...Career-best 2.5 TFL vs. Kent State, including crucial 10-yard sack in second half...Career-high seven tackles at Ohio...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.
High School
Made first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and special mention all-state...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 sophomore were 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 doctor, mother is a business professional...Has five brothers and one sister...Born in Lagos, Nigeria...Communication major.
Career Statistics
| Year | G/S | UT | AT | TT | TFL | SACK | FF | Int/yds | BrUp |
| 2009 | 11/0 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 3.0/-17 | 2.0 /-14 | 3 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13/13 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 13.0/-49 | 5.0/-30 | 4 | 0/0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6/6 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 7.5/-31 | 3.0/-23 | 0 | 0/0 | 1 |
| Totals | 30/19 | 51 | 43 | 94 | 23.5/-97 | 10.0/-66 | 7 | 0/0 | 3 |
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 7 (Ohio, 9-11-10)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Temple, 10-1-11)
Sacks: 2.0 (Eastern Michigan, 10-30-10)
