Last confirmed: Boise State, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Plano, TX
Jay Ajayi: RB · Boise State · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jay Ajayi
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 229 rushing yards and 5 rushing TD against Utah State — Week 14, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 15.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 17.3% of his carries. 18 carries for 39 yds vs UConn; 27 for 229 vs Utah State.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
59.7% of carries overall (342/573) → 51.4% of Q4-with-lead carries (72/140) — 75.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
25 of 28 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (89.3%). 24 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (77.4%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Boise State | 347 | 1,823 | 5.3 | 28 |
| Career | 347 | 1,823 | 5.3 | 28 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Boise State | 50 | 535 | 10.7 | 4 |
| Career | 50 | 535 | 10.7 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-35@ No. 18 Ole Miss | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 0 | 26 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 37-24vs Colorado State | 33 | 219 | 6.6 | 2 | 36 | 219-yard day |
| Wk 3 | W 38-21@ UConn | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-9vs Louisiana | 27 | 150 | 5.6 | 3 | 26 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | L 14-28@ Air Force | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 51-46@ Nevada | 27 | 152 | 5.6 | 3 | 74 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 8 | W 37-27vs Fresno State | 30 | 158 | 5.3 | 2 | 54 | 158-yard day |
| Wk 9 | W 55-30vs BYU | 26 | 118 | 4.5 | 2 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 60-49@ New Mexico | 31 | 161 | 5.2 | 2 | 19 | 161-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 38-29vs San Diego State | 31 | 134 | 4.3 | 3 | 28 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 13 | W 63-14@ Wyoming | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 2 | 20 | |
| Wk 14 | W 50-19vs Utah State | 27 | 229 | 8.5 | 5 | 62 | Season-high 229 yds |
| Wk 15 | W 28-14vs Fresno State | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 1 | 10 | |
 Bowl | W 38-30@ No. 12 Arizona | 22 | 134 | 6.1 | 3 | 56 | |
| Total | 347 | 1823 | 5.3 | 28 | 74 |
Week 14 · 2014
W 50-19
vs Utah State
229 rush yds (27 car) · 5 TD
Dominant 31-point win at home against Utah State.
With G. Hedrick — 191 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.6 · 1 rec · 24 yds · S. Wale — 39.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 4 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%324 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.3 yds/carry on 347 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 154 | 5.4 | 2.6 |
| Road5g | 105 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 120 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 140 | 5.4 | 2.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryan Harsin
Pass share
43.3%
451 pass / 591 run
Plays / game
74.4
14 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
480 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2014
347 carries and 50 catches in 14 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Boise State, 1,823 rushing yards — drafted at #149 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2011–2014
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Chris Petersen → Bryan Harsin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Miami DolphinsEntering 12th NFL season
Miami DolphinsEntering 12th NFL season
