Ayinde Eley: LB · Georgia Tech · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ayinde Eley
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The five seasons span two programs and four head coaches: Matt Canada, Mike Locksley, Geoff Collins and Brent Key. All-ACC in 2022 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 14 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Pittsburgh — Week 5, 2022.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
118 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 118 | 57 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 88 | 42 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Maryland | 19 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Maryland | 79 | 44 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | Maryland | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 317 | 157 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-41vs No. 4 Clemson | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-17vs Western Carolina | 9 | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-42vs No. 20 Ole Miss | 12 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27@ UCF | 10 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 26-21@ No. 24 Pittsburgh | 14 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 23-20vs Duke | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-16vs Virginia | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-41@ Florida State | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-27@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-35vs Miami | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 21-17@ No. 13 North Carolina | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-37@ No. 1 Georgia | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 57 | 10.0 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
118tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%10 TFLSack rate
3%4 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups118 tackles · 10 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 9.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 10.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Pass share
47.6%
381 pass / 419 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
9.4%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #53 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Maryland and Georgia Tech, 317 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Canada, Mike Locksley, Geoff Collins and Brent Key.
