Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/28Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (21.4%).
Dami Ayoola
Last confirmed: South Alabama, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · Arizona Western College
Dami Ayoola: RB · South Alabama · #22.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dami Ayoola
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. This is his second year in the same backfield at South Alabama. One game to point at: 60 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against New Mexico State — Week 14, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Alabama | 88 | 377 | 4.3 | 6 |
| 2015 | South Alabama | 38 | 107 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career | 126 | 484 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Alabama | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2015 | South Alabama | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20@ Mississippi State | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-24vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-28@ Louisiana | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-40vs Nicholls | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-24vs No. 19 San Diego State | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-17@ Arkansas State | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Troy | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 13-10vs Georgia State | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-42@ UL Monroe | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Presbyterian | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-38@ Idaho | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-28vs New Mexico State | 14 | 60 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 | Season-high 60 yds |
 Bowl | L 21-45@ Air Force | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Total | 88 | 377 | 4.3 | 6 | 27 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2016
W 41-40
vs Nicholls
47 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 15 yds
Edged out Nicholls at home in a shootout.
With X. Johnson — 103 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 24 yds · D. Davis — 302 yds · 1 TD · 4 INT · QBR 22.9
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · UL Monroe · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA −2.57Dallas Davis pass complete to Dami Ayoola for a loss of 3 yards to the LaMon 32
- Week 10 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.55Dami Ayoola run for 14 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 12 · Presbyterian · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.39Dami Ayoola run for 27 yds to the Presb 48 for a
- Week 12 · Presbyterian · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Dami Ayoola run for 4 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
- Week 8 · Troy · 4th and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.17Dami Ayoola run for 10 yds to the SAlab 40 for a
- Week 2 · Georgia Southern · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −2.05Dami Ayoola run for 2 yds to the GeoSo 29 SOUTH ALABAMA Penalty, Offensive holding (Steve McKenzie) to the GeoSo 39
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Air Force · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.91Dami Ayoola 2 Yd Run
- Week 5 · San Diego State · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Dami Ayoola 1 Yd Run
- Week 12 · Presbyterian · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA −1.85Dami Ayoola run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAlab 44 Dami Ayoola fumbled, recovered by SAlab Dami Ayoola
- Week 1 · Air Force · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.81Dami Ayoola run for a loss of 5 yards to the SAlab 33
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
88 of 88 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
48%80 carriesFumble rate
4.5%4 of 88 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds28%of carries
25 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds41%of carries
36 carries
Explosive
10+ yds12%of carries
11 carries
2 of 6 (33%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 5 of 6 (83%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.3 yds/carry on 88 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Joey Jones — 11-14 over that span.
2015South Alabama5-7HC: Joey Jones · Run-leaning
2016South Alabama6-7HC: Joey Jones · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 35.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 19.4 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 21.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 38.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey Jones
Pass share
47.4%
415 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
67.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
88 carries and 10 catches in 13 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons, two schools
- 2016 South Alabama JonesYear 5 · 13 games
- 2015 South Alabama JonesYear 4 · 11 games
- 2012 Illinois BeckmanYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Illinois in 2012 as a 3-star recruit, No. 557 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Illinois in the 2012 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at South Alabama, 484 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2012
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of St. Thomas Aquinas
2015 11 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of Arizona Western College
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coaches2012
Illinois
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beckman and Joey Jones.