Akeem Ayers is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ayers in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ayers's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Akeem Ayers
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2011 | 22 | TEN | 16 | — | 68 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 23 | TEN | 16 | — | 97 | 59 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 6.0 | 24.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | TEN | 16 | — | 48 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 722 | 68.5% | 102 | 21.1% |
| 2014 | 25 | NE / TEN | 11 | — | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 392 | — | 90 | — |
| 2015 | 26 | STL | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 528 | 45.8% | 26 | 5.2% |
| 2016 | 27 | IND | 16 | — | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 362 | 33.8% | 139 | 30.3% |
| 2017 | 28 | NYG | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 113 | 66.7% |
| Career | — | 97 | — | 249 | 165 | 84 | 26 | 31 | 15.0 | 72.0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
40 career value over replacement — #2359 all-time of 4,695. 8/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #39 (Rd 2) · TEN · 2011 · +6.2 vs expected KV-H
57actual
50.8 expected · Δ+6.2
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