Kitan Oladapo

Career StatsD-

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		26	—	1	17
2025		17	0	1	10
2024		9	0	0	7

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Salary-cap math on Kitan Oladapo's contract works out to a D- Contract Value Index given the dead-cap exposure and term. At $1.07M AAV over four years on a rookie scale deal, the contract itself is a bargain by NFL standards—the problem is that Oladapo's on-field production hasn't justified even that modest investment. His 2025 season output of 10 tackles across 17 games and a single pass defended represents the statistical foundation of a depth piece, not a building block, and that thin resume leaves him with zero negotiating leverage as he enters year two of his development arc. Safety is a position where the league rewards experience and instinctive play-recognition; at 25 years old with just two seasons of minimal accumulation, Oladapo is running out of runway to establish himself before the organization decides his roster spot is better allocated elsewhere. The Packers' recent offseason moves—adding cornerbacks and releasing depth at multiple positions—signal a front office unconcerned with preserving developmental projects; Oladapo's waiver-eligibility status appearing in league coverage is the clearest indicator that Green Bay views him as expendable rather than a cornerstone of the secondary. Without a standout preseason performance that generates independent traction, the CVI grade of D- reflects the reality that he's eating a roster spot on a team in no position to gamble on long-shot defensive back development, rookie contract or not.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Kitan's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Tape review and box-score baselines converge on a D- performance grade for Kitan Oladapo. The second-year safety occupies a replacement-level tier among safeties, carrying minimal accumulated production that offers little foundation for a sustainable roster role. His 2025 season yielded 10 tackles across 17 games — a workload reflecting depth-piece status — paired with just one pass defended and zero interceptions over two professional seasons, leaving him without the splash plays or coverage instincts that separate even average starters from the broad middle of the safety class. The durability component is clean — he remained available for all 17 games — but availability without impact carries little weight in a competition where snaps and tackles translate to leverage. As the mediaFraming makes clear, Oladapo is a developmental prospect fighting for a defined role, and recent Green Bay roster additions at defensive back positions underscore that the organization views him as expendable depth rather than part of the long-term equation. With 127 days before the regular season and his name already circulating in waiver eligibility discussions, this preseason window represents his only realistic opportunity to generate enough independent traction to secure a 53-man spot; anything less likely points toward the practice squad.

How Kitan Compares at the Position

Kitan Oladapo ranks 189th of 196 graded safeties by performance. That slots Kitan between Kitan Crawford (D-) just ahead and Jl Skinner (D-) just behind.

Current Sentiment

The public narrative around Kitan Oladapo is about as quiet and precarious as it gets for a second-year player, and the D- sentiment grade reflects exactly that reality. His media presence is almost entirely incidental — he surfaces in broad Packers training camp roundups and waiver eligibility discussions rather than as anyone's featured subject, which is a polite way of saying the league hasn't taken serious notice of him yet. That tracks perfectly with an F performance grade backed by just 10 tackles across 17 games and a single pass defended over two professional seasons — a statistical footprint so thin that it offers almost no foundation for building a legitimate roster case. The fact that his name is appearing in waiver eligibility conversations rather than depth chart projections is the most telling signal of all; the Packers organization is clearly treating him as a fringe contributor rather than a locked-in piece of the defensive backfield. Green Bay's offseason activity hasn't done him any favors either — the front office has been active adding bodies at multiple positions, suggesting a roster construction philosophy that leaves little room for developmental players who haven't yet separated themselves. For Oladapo, the 127 days between now and the regular season opener represent his entire window — without standout preseason moments that generate independent traction, the narrative trajectory points toward a practice squad fight at best.