A star at Central Catholic High in Portland, Kitan Oladapo stayed close to home with Oregon State. He took a redshirt freshman year in 2018 after helping his high school team win a state championship in 2017, started to put things together as a redshirt sophomore, and started to make a real impact in 2021, when he allowed 21 catches on 36 targets for 172 yards, 99 yards after the catch, three touchdowns, one interception, seven pass breakups, and an opponent passer rating of 86.8.
