Jay Ajayi was born on 15 June 1993 and is a British former professional player of American football who was a running back in the National Football League.
27 Facts About Jay Ajayi
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Jay Ajayi played five seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Jay Ajayi played college football at Boise State and was selected by the Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Jay Ajayi struggled with injuries afterwards, leading to his 2022 retirement.
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Jay Ajayi eventually moved to Texas, where he attended Frisco Liberty High School.
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Jay Ajayi was redshirted as a freshman at Boise State University in 2011.
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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.
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Jay Ajayi ended the season having carried the ball 249 times for 1,425 yards and 18 touchdowns.
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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.
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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.
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On 21 December 2014, Ajayi announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.
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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.
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Jay Ajayi is the only player in Boise State history with three games of 200+ yards rushing.
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Jay Ajayi was the 14th of 22 running backs selected in that year's draft.
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Jay Ajayi finished his rookie season with 49 carries for 187 yards and one touchdown.
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Jay Ajayi was activated the following week and had five carries for 14 yards against the New England Patriots after Foster was sidelined in the second half due to a groin injury.
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In Week 16, on Christmas Eve, 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.
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Jay Ajayi earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time in the 2016 season.
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Jay Ajayi was ranked 69th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 list by his fellow players.
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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.
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On 31 October 2017, Ajayi was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2018 fourth round draft pick.
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On 8 October 2018, Ajayi was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL during Week 5 against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Jay Ajayi finished the season with 184 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
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Jay Ajayi appeared in three games and recorded 10 carries for 30 rushing yards.
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On January 8,2022, Ajayi announced his retirement from the NFL.
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On 7 January 2020, Ajayi was signed by Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union as the club's esports player in eMLS League Series One.
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Jay Ajayi is a lifelong fan of Arsenal FC in the Premier League.