Akeem Ayers
Ayers with the Colts in 2016.
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| No. 56 Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 10, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Verbum Dei | ||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 305 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 14.5 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
| Forced fumbles: | 4 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Akeem Christopher Ayers (born July 10, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft and has also played for the New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams. He played college football at UCLA.
Ayers attended Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles, where he played for the Verbum Dei Eagles high school football team. He won a CIF championship during his senior season.
Akeem Ayers played for UCLA in college. Ayers is known for his athletic interceptions for touchdowns, one in the 2009 season against Oregon and one against Temple in the 2009 EagleBank Bowl. The latter was the game-winning score of the bowl game and helped him earn MVP honors. In a post-game interview, he admitted that he slipped, and was just trying to rush the passer on his game-changing play. As he got up, he saw the quarterback looking to pass, jumped up, and pulled in the pass for an interception and score.
On September 18, 2010, Ayers had a key interception against #23 Houston in UCLA's first win against a ranked opponent since 2008. The following week on September 25, he played a key role in the Bruins' second upset against a ranked opponent in a victory over No. 7 ranked Texas Longhorns 34–12 in front of more 101,000 fans in Austin, Texas. Ayers had a key interception, seven tackles, a forced fumble, and a sack. He was named Lott IMPACT Player of the Week on September 27. At the end of the 2010 season, his junior year, he entered for the NFL draft.
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