Rashad Ajayi
Rashad Ajayi
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Rashad Ajayi has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Kansas — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at West Virginia, 87 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Neal Brown.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia | 26 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 28 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 33 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 87 | 63 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 15 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2022
W 23–20
vs Oklahoma
4 SOLO · 4 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Jaylin Davies’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to BJ Sculark's graduate season at New Mexico State (2023).
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