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information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">2000-06-23</span>) </span>June 23, 2000<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 24)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Lagos,_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Lagos, Nigeria">Lagos, Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">197 lb (89 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0085CA, inset -2px -2px 0 #0085CA;;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/St_Columba%27s_School,_Kilmacolm" title="St Columba's School, Kilmacolm">St Columba's School, Kilmacolm</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes" title="Ohio State Buckeyes">Ohio State</a> (2021–2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">University:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Western_University" title="Trinity Western University">Trinity Western</a> (2019–2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Undrafted:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_NFL_draft#Notable_undrafted_players" title="2024 NFL draft">2024</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0085CA, inset -2px -2px 0 #0085CA;;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Chargers" title="Los Angeles Chargers">Los Angeles Chargers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2024_NFL_season" title="2024 NFL season">2024</a>)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2024_NFL_season" title="2024 NFL season">2024</a>–present)*</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="color: var(--color-subtle, #54595d);"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><span style="padding-left:1.5em;"> </span>* Offseason and/or practice squad member only</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Roster status:</th><td class="infobox-data">Practice squad/international</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/O/OlatPr00.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Praise Olatoke</b> (born June 23, 2000) is a British Nigerian <a href="/wiki/Sprint_(running)" title="Sprint (running)">sprinter</a> and professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He ran track for the <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Western_Spartans" title="Trinity Western Spartans">Trinity Western Spartans</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_track_and_field" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio State Buckeyes track and field">Ohio State Buckeyes</a> and also played one year of <a href="/wiki/Club_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Club football">club football</a> at Ohio State. Olatoke signed with the NFL's <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Chargers" title="Los Angeles Chargers">Los Angeles Chargers</a> in 2024 through the <a href="/wiki/International_Player_Pathway" title="International Player Pathway">International Player Pathway</a> (IPP) program. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_track_career">Early life and track career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Praise_Olatoke&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and track career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Olatoke was born on June 23, 2000, in <a href="/wiki/Lagos" title="Lagos">Lagos</a>, Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he was age five, his family moved <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He grew up playing several sports, including <a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">rugby</a> and <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a>, but performed best in <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Sprint_(running)" title="Sprint (running)">sprinter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/St_Columba%27s_School,_Kilmacolm" title="St Columba's School, Kilmacolm">St Columba's School, Kilmacolm</a>, where he played rugby and ran track, performing well enough to receive an <a href="/wiki/Athletic_scholarship" title="Athletic scholarship">athletic scholarship</a> overseas at <a href="/wiki/Trinity_Western_University" title="Trinity Western University">Trinity Western University</a> in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Olatoke was a member of the Scottish national track team and was chosen the Scottish U20 Athlete of the Year in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the Great Britain team at the <a href="/wiki/2019_European_Athletics_U20_Championships" title="2019 European Athletics U20 Championships">2019 European Athletics U20 Championships</a>, competing in the <a href="/wiki/200_metres" title="200 metres">200 metres</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first year at Trinity Western, in 2019, he participated at the <a href="/wiki/U_Sports" title="U Sports">U Sports</a> Championships and placed sixth in the <a href="/wiki/60_metres" title="60 metres">60 metres</a>, clocking a time of 6.90 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-auto3_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He set the school 60 metres record in January 2020 with a time of 6.82 and later broke it again at that year's U Sports Championships, placing second with a mark of 6.75.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to setting the school record in the 60 metres, he also set the record in the <a href="/wiki/300_metres" title="300 metres">300 metres</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Olatoke transferred to <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State University</a> in the U.S. in 2021, where he spent two seasons on the school's track team, although he missed one due to a <a href="/wiki/Torn_achilles_tendon" class="mw-redirect" title="Torn achilles tendon">torn achilles tendon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, he won first-team All-<a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</a> honors for outdoor track and ran a 10.27 <a href="/wiki/100_metres" title="100 metres">100 metres</a> at the Outdoor Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also was a member of the <a href="/wiki/4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay" title="4 × 100 metres relay">4 × 100 metres relay</a> team and helped them win a Big Ten title.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After track, in the fall of 2022 Olatoke joined the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State</a> club football team.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_football_career">College football career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Praise_Olatoke&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College football career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At age 15, Olatoke became interested in <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After he used his remaining track eligibility, he still had enough time remaining to join the Buckeyes <a href="/wiki/Club_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Club football">club football</a> team, and became a <a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">wide receiver</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had "nine or 10" practices, according to the head coach, to learn the idea of the game, as Olatoke said he "knew nothing" of how to play it.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His teammates had to help him put on <a href="/wiki/Protective_equipment_in_gridiron_football" title="Protective equipment in gridiron football">football equipment</a>, as he had never worn them before.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following his first game, in which he struggled with multiple <a href="/wiki/Penalty_(gridiron_football)" title="Penalty (gridiron football)">penalties</a>, he improved and caught a 65-yard <a href="/wiki/Touchdown" title="Touchdown">touchdown</a> pass in his second game.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ended the season with seven <a href="/wiki/Reception_(gridiron_football)" title="Reception (gridiron football)">receptions</a> for 231 yards and four touchdowns.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Olatoke received a degree in sports business from Ohio State in December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He considered enrolling in graduate school in order to tryout for the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football" title="Ohio State Buckeyes football">Ohio State varsity football team</a> but ultimately decided not to, getting a job at a gym.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Praise_Olatoke&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Pre-draft measurables </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Arm length</th> <th>Hand span</th> <th><a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th> <th>10-yard split</th> <th>20-yard split</th> <th><a href="/wiki/20-yard_shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="20-yard shuttle">20-yard shuttle</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Three-cone_drill" title="Three-cone drill">Three-cone drill</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac 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<a href="/wiki/Pro_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Day">Pro Day</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In 2023, he contacted a number of players and the NFL Academy in Great Britain in hopes of earning a spot with the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/International_Player_Pathway_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="International Player Pathway Program">International Player Pathway Program</a> (IPPP), which is designed to give foreign players opportunities in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned a tryout in August 2023 and later made the cut, then spending 10 weeks training at <a href="/wiki/IMG_Academy" title="IMG Academy">IMG Academy</a> in Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended the IMG <a href="/wiki/Pro_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro day">pro day</a> in March 2024, where he ran a 4.36-second <a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto2_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2024, Olatoke was invited to the rookie minicamp of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>, but was not signed.<sup id="cite_ref-auto4_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 14, 2024, after a successful tryout, he was signed by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Chargers" title="Los Angeles Chargers">Los Angeles Chargers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was waived by the Chargers on August 12, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 2, 2024, Olatoke was signed to the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a> practice squad.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span 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