Samuel Okunlola holds the LDE · Depth spot in Virginia Tech Hokies’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Samuel Okunlola is a 6'3", 249-pound defensive end from Brockton, Massachusetts, who attended Thayer Academy. A three-star recruit in the 2022 class, he played two seasons at Pitt (2022–23), appearing in 15 games with two starts and recording 18 tackles, six tackles for loss, and five sacks. He transferred to Colorado, where he played all 13 games in 2024 with 10 starts, finishing with 30 tackles (18 solo), eight QB hurries, seven TFLs, and three sacks. In 2025, Okunlola played in the season opener against Georgia Tech before suffering an injury that ended his season.

Pittsburgh2022 – 2023

Colorado2024 – 2025

Virginia Tech2026 — present