Jay Ajayi NFL Stats, Career Profile & VAL | StatVault | StatVault

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.

Jay Ajayi

RBPHI#28CUT

Jay Ajayi

1× Pro BowlTop 21% all-time RBsHigh-End Starter📉 Fades · -16% playoffsTwo-Way Profile

Height6'0"

Weight223 lb

BornJun 15, 1993

Age33

CollegeBoise State See College Stats

Rookie yr2015

Draft2015 · Rd 5, Pick 149 · MIA

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

1x

Pro Bowls

Archetype Intelligence

High-End StarterExplore archetypes →

A quality running back with a top 30% among starters — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 52 · #1990 · Above Average

Worth 52 points of value above a freely-available replacement running back — top 44% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 2 of 4 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +26 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

2 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

50

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

2

Seasons over

cleared the bar

×

+26

Avg surplus

peak +32

2 seasons × ~26 surplus ≈ VORP 52

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

4 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	—	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	25.6%
2016	—	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	14.5%
2016	—	ARI	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	PHI	14	—	208	873	1	4.2	0.5	39	18.8	2	34	24	158	1	70.6%	6.6	4.6	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	LV	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	—	MIA	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	507	53.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2018	—	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%
2018	—	MIN	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	—	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%
Career		—	64	—	572	2,546	13	4.5	2.3	120	21.0	4	87	63	419	1	72.4%	6.7	4.8	—	22	5	4	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	1,387	39.5%	—	0.0%	77	20.1%

Career EPA-36.8·-28 rushing · -9 receiving·-7.4/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2015	22	MIA	9	0*	49	187	1	3.8	2.0	7	14.3	0	4.8
2016	23	MIA	15	10*	260	1,272	8	4.9	3.1	60	23.1	1	14.1
2017	24	PHI	14	7*	208	873	1	4.2	0.5	39	18.8	2	10
2018	25	PHI	4	0*	45	184	3	4.1	6.7	11	24.4	1	3.4
2019	26	PHI	3	—	10	30	0	3.0	0.0	3	30.0	0	—
Career			45	17*	572	2,546	13	4.5	—	120	—	4	32.3

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2015	22	MIA	9	0*	11	7	90	0	63.6%	12.9	8.2	—	5
2016	23	MIA	15	10*	35	27	151	0	77.1%	5.6	4.3	—	8
2017	24	PHI	14	7*	34	24	158	1	70.6%	6.6	4.6	—	8
2018	25	PHI	4	0*	6	5	20	0	83.3%	4.0	3.3	—	1
2019	26	PHI	3	—	1	0	0	0	0.0%	—	0.0	—	0
Career			45	17*	87	63	419	1	72.4%	6.7	4.8	—	22

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2016	23	ARI	2	2*	2	1	1	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2017	24	LV	1	1*	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
2018	25	MIN	2	0*	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0
Career			5	3*	5	4	1	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	—	0	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2015	22	MIA	9	0*	158	27.4%	—	0.0%	60	25.6%
2016	23	MIA	15	10*	581	65.1%	—	0.0%	17	14.5%
2017	24	MIA	14	7*	507	53.6%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2018	25	PHI	4	0*	120	42.0%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
2019	26	PHI	3	—	21	9.7%	—	0.0%	—	0.0%
Career			45	17*	1,387	—	—	—	77	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2015	22	—	—	0*	—	-3.9	2.3	0	19
2016	23	—	—	10*	—	7.3	-6.7	0	48
2017	24	—	—	7*	—	-23.6	-3.0	0	-23
2018	25	—	—	0*	—	-5.9	-0.4	0	0
2019	26	—	—	—	—	-1.9	-0.8	0	1
Career				17*	—	—	—	0	45

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2018	25	PHI	4	0*	103	2.3	81	1.8	4	11.3	11
2019	26	PHI	3	—	9	0.9	21	2.1	5	2.0	3
Career			7		112	—	102	—	9	—	14

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2018	25	PHI	4	0*	0.0	-2.0	6.0	1	0	0.0	1	80.6
2019	26	PHI	3	—	1.0	—	—	0	1	1.0	0	39.6
Career			7		—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 61 · Strong Starter

A strong starter career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 61 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 4 scored seasons, with a short career trimming the score.

65

Sustained

career value

×.6

66

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.93

Longevity

career length

Blend 65.4 × longevity 0.93 = KV-H 61· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 65

On-field 49.9

Availability 15.1

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2015bestavg 56elite 702018

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

16

Depth

of 100

Reached 14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

14% of the all-time Rushing Yards leader14

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-7.36 EPA/season over 5 seasons48

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 90%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

60

Above average

SIS

Yards / snap:2.138 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap2.138Touch rate0.475EPA/snap-0.027Snap share39.6%Off snaps1,387ConsistentCV 0.22

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average RBs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2015

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2015 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 64thClass Pos 63thClass All 69th

39"

Vertical

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 91thClass Pos 82thClass All 90th

121"

Broad Jump

Above avg · 65th pct

Pos 65thAll 70thClass Pos 74thClass All 70th

19 reps

Bench

Below avg · 42th pct

Pos 42thAll 38thClass Pos 44thClass All 35th

7.10s

3-Cone

Below avg · 44th pct

Pos 44thAll 56thClass Pos 50thClass All 54th

4.10s

Shuttle

Strong · 87th pct

Pos 87thAll 88thClass Pos 87thClass All 86th

Playoff vs Regular Season

📉 Regular Season Player

Yards / Carry: 4.5 regular season → 3.7 playoffs (2 playoff seasons)

-16%

vs reg season

Postseason Career

4 playoff games

Rushing

Att58Yds217Y/A3.71D81D%13.8Fmb1

Receiving

Tgt11Rec9Yds82Ctch%81.8%Y/R9.1Y/Tgt7.51D3

Defense

Tkl2Solo2

Advanced (EPA)

Rush EPA-15.5Rec EPA0.4Rec AirYd-25

College Stats

Boise StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Boise State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2015 Draft Class· this player went #149

#140Ben HeeneyLB #141Martrell SpaightLB #142Adrian AmosS #143MyCole PruittTE #144Mykkele ThompsonDB #145Bobby McCainCB #146Stefon DiggsWR #147Brett HundleyQB #151David ParryDT #153Kyle EmanuelOLB #154Tyeler DavisonDT #155Karlos WilliamsRB #156Tony LippettDB #157C.J. UzomahTE #159J.J. NelsonWR #160Jesse JamesTE

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Jay inherited the Miami Dolphins RB room from Damien Williams (2014–2017), and handed it to Kenyan Drake (2016–2018).

Andra Franklin 1981–1984Tommy Vigorito 1981–1985Lorenzo Hampton 1985–1989Ron Davenport 1985–1989Troy Stradford 1987–1990Marc Logan

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Movementderived from season history

2019final season
Last recorded season with PHI
2017team change
Joined PHI (from MIA)
2015draft
Drafted by MIA — Round 5, Pick 149

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 223 lb

Frame

221 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

39" vert / 121" broad

Explosion

19 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2018	PHI	1	W3Out· Back
2017	PHI	0	W3Questionable· KneeW4Questionable· Knee
2016	MIA	1	W1Out· Not Injury RelatedW17Questionable· Shoulder

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 4-season peers. See all →

61

peak 66

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

C2015

A2016

B+2017

F2018

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

56%

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2015	187	20.8	346+159	20.4
2016	1,272	84.8	1,566+294	92.1
2017	873	62.4	1,100+227	64.7
2018	184	46	799+615	47

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

52 career value over replacement — #1990 all-time of 4,642. 13/season above a replacement-level RB.

Career Profile

1 top-10 seasonstop-10 marks

Draft OutcomeSteal ↑

Pick #149 (Rd 5) · MIA · 2015 · +28 vs expected KV-H

61actual

33 expected · Δ+28

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