Eagles to host UCLA edge rusher on pre-draft visit

Philadelphia continues to do homework on pass rushing prospects.

Time to add another prospect to BGN’s Philadelphia Eagles’ pre-draft visits tracker leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Birds will soon be hosting UCLA edge rusher Oluwafemi Oladejo at the NovaCare Complex, according to himself (via The Draft Network’s Justin Melo).

Oladejo is the No. 111 prospect ranked by Pro Football Focus.

The 21-year-old originally played for Cal from 2021-2022 before transferring to UCLA. He changed positions from off-ball linebacker to edge rusher (a reverse Zack Baun, if you will) during the 2024 season. Oladejo finished last year with 14 TFLs and 4.5 sacks.

Oladejo’s limited body of work rushing the passer makes him an interesting player to project at the NFL level. Perhaps he’s only scratching the surface of his upside.

The Eagles have been showing interest in multiple edge rusher prospects leading up to this year’s draft. Oladejo just might wind up landing in Philly.

Scouting report via NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein:

Linebacker-turned-edge-rusher whose draft profile might have gone from dull to dynamic with the switch. Oladejo is long and aggressive in attacking blockers in front of him. A lack of instincts in the run game and plans as a pass rusher could be temporary bumps in the road that should be smoothed with coaching. He greets and discards blockers with powerful, twitchy hands and still plays with a linebacker’s range and nose for the football despite his new position. He catches the “developmental” tag relative to his edge experience, but his traits and tape suggest he will make a difference sooner than expected.