Jimi Olarinde

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Jimi Olarinde
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    Austell, Ga.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    South Cobb
  • gp
    12
  • tk
    17.0
  • sac
    2.5
  • int
    1
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2024: Olarinde appeared in all 12 games for C-N. He made 17 tackles as a reserve Fox end with 2.5 sacks and a pick six. He returned an interception 17 yards for a score against Tusculum (Nov. 9). Olarinde had a tackle in all but one week of the season with a high watermark of three against Barton (Oct. 5).  He tallied solo sacks against the Bulldogs and Anderson (Nov. 2).  

2023: Did not appear in any games, redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Olarinde had a standout career at South Cobb High School, where he was a two-time first-team all-region selection and earned honorable mention all-state recognition. In the 2022 season, he recorded 88 total tackles in seven games, with three interceptions, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two defensive touchdowns. He was also named the team's defensive player of the year.

PERSONAL: Jimi is the son of Olu and Iy Olarinde and plans to study architecture at Carson-Newman.  He ultimately chose Carson-Newman because of the interest the coaching staff showed in both his athletic and academic success. Olarinde’s brother played college football at Point University.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 5 4
Assists 12 8
Tackles 17.0 12.0
Tackles per game 1.4 1.5
Sacks 2.5 2.5
Sack yards 21 21
Interceptions 1 1
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 2.5 2.5
Tackle for loss yards 21 21
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 0 2 2.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 2 3.0 1.0 11 1.0 11 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 1 1 2.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 17 1 - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 22 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 12 - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 22 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 22 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 12 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 22 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 6 0.3 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 12 5 12 17.0 1.4 2.5 21 2.5 21 - - - 1 17 - -
2025-26 10 9 14 23.0 2.3 2.5 14 5.5 21 - - - - - - 2
Total 22 14 26 40.0 1.8 5.0 35 8.0 42 - - - 1 17 - 2
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 7 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 9 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 4 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 0.9 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 0.7 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 6 1.5 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 12 5 12 17.0 1.4 2.5 21 2.5 21 - - - 1 17 - -
Conference 8 4 8 12.0 1.5 2.5 21 2.5 21 - - - 1 17 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 3 8 11.0 2.2 2.5 21 2.5 21 - - - - - - -
Away 7 2 4 6.0 .9 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 17 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 9 4 11 15.0 1.7 2.5 21 2.5 21 - - - 1 17 - -
Losses 3 1 1 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 0 2 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 3 1 3 4.0 1.3 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 2 4 6.0 1.5 1.0 11 1.0 11 - - - - - - -
November 4 2 3 5.0 1.3 1.0 6 1.0 6 - - - 1 17 - -
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  • November 16, 2024
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  • November 09, 2024
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  • October 05, 2024
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