29 Facts About Jay Ajayi

1. Jay Ajayi is definitely proud of his English roots, he makes that clear to anyone who cares to pay attention.

2. Jay Ajayi was acquired by the Philadelphia Eagles on October 31, 2017, just before the trade deadline in a deal with the Miami Dolphins.

3. Jay Ajayi is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

4. Jay Ajayi holds dual British and Nigerian nationality and is of African-American ethnicity.

5. Jay Ajayi has kept his personal life private and out of the spotlight.

6. Jay Ajayi is just four months removed from ACL surgery, which ended his season with the Philadelphia Eagles and hindered his opportunity for a big payday on the free agent market.

7. Jay Ajayi had just 74 yards total in his next two games, and through Week 8 was the only NFL rusher with 100+ carries yet to record a rushing touchdown.

8. Jay Ajayi was ranked 69th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 list by his fellow players.

9. Jay Ajayi finished his rookie season with 49 carries for 187 yards and one touchdown.

10. Jay Ajayi was the 14th of 22 running backs selected in that year's draft.

11. Jay Ajayi is the only player in Boise State history with three games of 200+ yards rushing.

12. Jay Ajayi finished his collegiate career with 678 rushes for 3,796 yards and 50 rushing touchdowns, which ranked third, third, and tied for second on the Boise State career lists.

13. Jay Ajayi was named a first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection for the second consecutive season and earned third-team All-American honors by the Associated Press.

14. Jay Ajayi finished the season ranked fifth in the nation with a school-record 1,823 rushing yards and second nationally only to Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon with 28 rushing touchdowns.

15. Jay Ajayi had 82 rushes for 548 yards and four touchdowns, including 118 yards and a touchdown on just six carries against New Mexico in his second career game.

16. Jay Ajayi was redshirted as a true freshman at Boise State University in 2011.

17. Jay Ajayi played college football at Boise State and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

18. Jay Ajayi was born on June 15, 1993 and is an English-born American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League.

19. On October 8, 2018, Jay Ajayi was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL during Week 5 against the Vikings.

20. On October 31, 2017, Jay Ajayi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2018 fourth round draft pick.

21. Jay Ajayi entered the 2017 season as the Dolphins' top running back.

22. In Week 16, on Christmas Eve, Jay Ajayi recorded a third 200-yard game, again at the expense of the Buffalo Bills, including a 57-yard rush to set Andrew Franks up to kick a game-winning field goal in overtime.

23. Jay Ajayi was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week two weeks in a row for his 200+ rushing yards in back-to-back games in Weeks 6 and 7.

24. Jay Ajayi was drafted in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft with the 149th overall pick by the Miami Dolphins.

25. On December 21, 2014, Jay Ajayi announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.

26. Jay Ajayi attended and played college football for Boise State from 2011 to 2014.

27. Jay Ajayi was born in London, England, on June 15, 1993, to Nigerian parents and moved to Maryland in the United States when he was seven years old in 2000.

28. Jay Ajayi is with the Philadelphia Eagles in London, coming out onto Wembley Stadium with this teammates as the Eagles are set to take the Jacksonville Jaguars.

29. Jay Ajayi became a valuable piece for an Eagles team headed towards a Super Bowl.