Jay Ajayi
| No. 23 Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 15, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Frisco (TX) Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Boise State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 149 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,459 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 9 |
| Receptions: | 34 |
| Receiving yards: | 241 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jay Ajayi (born June 15, 1993) is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boise State, and was drafted by the Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Ajayi was born in London to Nigerian parents, and moved to Maryland in the United States when he was seven years old in 2000. He eventually moved to Texas, where he attended Frisco Liberty High School. As a senior, he rushed for 2,240 yards and had 35 touchdowns. He also earned one varsity letter in track & field as a member of the 4x400-meter (3:21.75), 4 × 200 m (1:29.44) and 4 × 100 m (42.86) district championship teams.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was ranked as the 41st best running back prospect of his class.
Ajayi was redshirted as a true freshman at Boise State University in 2011. In October 2011, he was arrested for stealing sweatpants from Walmart and was later sentenced to five days in jail. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he played in 11 games. He carried the ball 82 times for 548 yards and four touchdowns, including 118 yards and a touchdown on just six carries against New Mexico in his second career game. As a sophomore in 2013, Ajayi started 12-of-13 games, and rushed for 100+ yards in six of them, including 24 carries for 222 yards and 3 touchdowns in game 7 against Nevada. He ended the season having carried the ball 249 times for 1,425 yards and 18 touchdowns. As a junior in 2014, Ajayi became the first Boise State player to rush for 100+ yards in 10 games in a season, including two 200+ yard performances against Colorado St and Utah St. He ended his season with a 134-yard, three touchdown performance in the Broncos' 38-30 victory over the Arizona Wildcats in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl. He 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 (also a school record). He 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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