Jay Ajayi is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Ajayi in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ajayi's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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Jay Ajayi
Height6'0"
Weight223 lb
BornJun 15, 1993
Age
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
4 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Snap Counts | Advanced Rushing (2018+) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | YBC | YBC/Att | YAC | YAC/Att | BrkTkl | Att/Br | 1D | |||||
| 2015 | 22 | MIA | 9 | — | 49 | 187 | 1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 7 | 14.3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 0 | 63.6% | 12.9 | 8.2 | — | 5 | 158 | 27.4% | — | 0.0% | 60 | 22.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 23 | MIA | 15 | — | 260 | 1,272 | 8 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 60 | 23.1 | 1 | 35 | 27 | 151 | 0 | 77.1% | 5.6 | 4.3 | — | 8 | 581 | 65.1% | — | 0.0% | 17 | 3.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 24 | MIA / PHI | 14 | — | 208 | 873 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 39 | 18.8 | 2 | 34 | 24 | 158 | 1 | 70.6% | 6.6 | 4.6 | — | 8 | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 25 | PHI | 4 | — | 45 | 184 | 3 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 11 | 24.4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 83.3% | 4.0 | 3.3 | — | 1 | 120 | 42.0% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 103 | 2.3 | 81 | 1.8 | 4 | 11.3 | 11 |
| 2019 | 26 | PHI | 3 | — | 10 | 30 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | — | 0.0 | — | 0 | 21 | 9.7% | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 9 | 0.9 | 21 | 2.1 | 5 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Career | — | 45 | — | 572 | 2,546 | 13 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 120 | 21.0 | 4 | 87 | 63 | 419 | 1 | 72.4% | 6.7 | 4.8 | — | 22 | 1,387 | 48.2% | — | 0.0% | 77 | 5.8% | 112 | — | 102 | — | 9 | — | 14 | |
Career Value · VORP
54 career value over replacement — #1997 all-time of 4,695. 13.5/season above a replacement-level RB.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #149 (Rd 5) · MIA · 2015 · +32.3 vs expected KV-H
62actual
29.7 expected · Δ+32.3
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