Jay Ajayi
 Jay Ajayi, 2018 |
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| Philadelphia Eagles - No. | |
| Running back | |
| Date of birth: June 15, 1993 | |
| Place of birth: London , United Kingdom | |
| Height: 1.83 m | Weight: 97 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2015 for the Miami Dolphins | |
| Career | |
| College : Boise State | |
| NFL Draft : 2015 / Round: 5 / Pick: 149 | |
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| Current status: active | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Running game | 2,546 yards |
| average | 4.5 yards |
| Captured passports | 63 |
| Space gain | 419 yards |
| Touchdowns total | 14th |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Jay Ajayi [ ˈdʒeɪ əˈdʒaɪ̯ ] (born June 15, 1993 in London , United Kingdom ) is a British American football player with Nigerian roots on the position of running back . He currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League (NFL) and was able to win the Super Bowl LII with them.
college
Ajayi attended Boise State University for three years . In his three-year college career, he ran a total of 3,796 yards and 50 touchdowns, and he also caught 5 touchdowns.
NFL
Miami Dolphins (2015-2017)
Ajayi was selected as the 149th player in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins . In his rookie season, Ajayi was used by the Dolphins as a backup behind Lamar Miller . In nine games he ran 187 yards and scored a touchdown . After the NFL season , Miller moved to the Houston Texans , Ajayi then became the new starting running back of the Dolphins, he prevailed in the off-season against the newcomer Arian Foster . In the NFL season in 2016 , his first year as a starting running back, Ajayi made his breakthrough in the NFL. With 1,272 running yards, he was the fourth best running back in the league in terms of yards run. Ajayi also scored 8 touchdowns for his team in the season. Ajayi was instrumental in ensuring that the Dolphins reached it again after eight years without a play-off participation. In the wildcard round (first round) they were eliminated at 12:30 against the Pittsburgh Steelers . Ajayi was elected to the 2017 Pro Bowl for his outstanding performance during the season . In the 2017 season Ajayi could not call up his performances from the previous year for the Dolphins. In seven games he ran an average of only 3.4 yards and scored no touchdown. The Miami franchise surprisingly traded Ajayi to the Philadelphia Eagles shortly before the end of the trade deadline . In return, the Dolphins received a four-round pick from the Eagles.
Philadelphia Eagles (since 2017)
In week nine, Ajayi played in the Philadelphia jersey for the first time in the game against the Broncos . After his unsuccessful start to the season with the Dolphins, Ajayi immediately scored a touchdown for the Eagles. He finished the season with 873 yards of running game, of which he scored 408 yards for the Eagles. Ajayi reached the play-offs again, as in the previous season with the Dolphins. The play-offs with the Philadelphia franchise were much more successful for Ajayi, so he won the NFC Championship Game with a clear victory over the Minnesota Vikings and moved into a Super Bowl for the first time in his career . On February 4, 2018, Ajayi and his Eagles won Super Bowl LII against the New England Patriots 41:33. It was the first Superbowl win for the Philadelphia Eagles and Jay Ajayi. The running back ran 57 yards for his team in 9 runs in the superbowl. His second season for the Eagles ended early due to an injury. In the fifth week of the 2018 season, Ajayi tore a cruciate ligament and was consequently placed on the Injured Reserve List by the Eagles . He finished the season with 4 missions, scoring 184 yards and three touchdowns through the run. He was released by the Eagles on December 23, 2019.
E-sports
In January 2020 he started a career as a professional esportsman . It was planned that he would play for the Philadelphia Union team in the eSports Major League Soccer and compete in the video game FIFA .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Miami Dolphins Award Winners ( Memento of the original from September 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) www.miamidolphins.com, accessed on May 24, 2017
- ↑ Born in London of Nigerian parents, Jay Ajayi is feeling on top of the world after Super Bowl win (English) www.naijiant.com, accessed on January 9, 2020
- ↑ Miami Dolphins Statistics 2015 (English) www.pro-football-reference.com, accessed on May 24, 2017
- ↑ Jay Ajayi becomes starting running back (English) www.palmbeachpost.com, accessed on May 24, 2017
- ↑ Top Runningbacks 2016 (English) www.espn.com, accessed on May 24, 2017
- ↑ Dolphins play-offs participations www.pro-football-reference.com, accessed on May 24, 2017
- ^ Ajayi Pro Bowl ; bleacherreport.com; Retrieved September 11, 2017
- ↑ | Ajayi trade to the Eagles ; Retrieved November 4, 2017; sport1.de
- ^ Super Bowl LII Stats ; espn.com; Accessed October 9, 2018
- ^ Ajayi cruciate ligament tear 2018 ; spox.com; Retrieved October 9, 2018
- ↑ Report: Eagles waiving Jay Ajayi with Jordan Howard set ; bleedinggreennation.com; Accessed December 30, 2019
- ↑ Super Bowl winner from Philadelphia turns pro - FIFA. January 8, 2020, accessed on January 9, 2020 (German).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ajayi, Jay |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British-Nigerian football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1993 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , UK |