Akin Ayodele is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ayodele in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ayodele's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Akin Ayodele
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 22–23 | JAX | 14 | — | 46 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | JAX | 16 | — | 95 | 67 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | JAX | 16 | — | 81 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | JAX | 15 | — | 65 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 73 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 69 | 53 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | BUF | 15 | — | 76 | 31 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 611 | 432 | 179 | 11 | 7 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
116 career value over replacement — #929 all-time of 4,695. 12.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #89 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2002 · +24.5 vs expected KV-H
62actual
37.5 expected · Δ+24.5
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