#27

Austin Ajiake

Senior linebacker for UNLV. 2022: 124 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

LB · UNLV · Sr. · #27

6′2″ · 220 lb · Fremont, CA

CFB Index 86 · #27 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamUNLV 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2863 nationally · Signed with UNLV

Statement game20 tacklesvs Air Force (FBS) · L 7-42

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for UNLV. 2022: 124 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UNLV in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at UNLV, 223 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20185 games

Signed with UNLV2-star out of Bellarmine Prep

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-Mountain Westfirst

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2863 national

CFB

College

UNLV

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM

All-Mountain West 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2019

Tony Sanchez

UNLV

2020–2022

Marcus Arroyo

UNLV

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Tony Sanchez → Marcus Arroyo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-heavy

2019UNLV4-8HC: Tony Sanchez · Run-leaning

2020UNLV0-6HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning

2021UNLV2-10HC: Marcus Arroyo · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2022UNLV5-7HC: Marcus Arroyo · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

86All-Conference level #27 of 548?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (100th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (99th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#7 / 2755 · 100th pct

124

Solo tackles#32 / 2755 · 99th pct

Tackles for loss#127 / 2755 · 95th pct

10.0

Sacks#341 / 2755 · 86th pct

3.0

Interceptions#124 / 811 · 73rd pct

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	10.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
Road6g	9.8	1.3	0.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	10.3	1.0	0.3	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	10.4	0.6	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Mullen

Pass share

41.6%

87 pass / 122 run

Plays / game

69.7

3 games

Team sack rate

9.3%

108 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

86 · #27 of 548 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #27 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	UNLV	124	58	10.0	3.0	--	2	--
2021	UNLV	74	43	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2020	UNLV	6	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	UNLV	14	9	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	UNLV	5	3	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		223	115	11.0	3.0	1	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 52–21

vs Idaho State

47 YDS · 1 INT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Idaho State.

With D. Brumfield — 356 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.8 · 10 rush yds (4 car) · R. White — 8 rec · 182 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 52-21vs Idaho State	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wk 2	L 14-20@ California	4	3	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 58-27vs North Texas	12	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 34-24@ Utah State	11	7	1.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 5	W 31-20vs New Mexico	12	8	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 7-40@ San José State	13	6	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 7	L 7-42vs Air Force	20	4	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 20 tackles
Wk 8	L 21-44@ Notre Dame	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 10-14@ San Diego State	9	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 30-37vs Fresno State	9	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 25-31@ Hawai'i	15	11	2.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 27-22vs Nevada	12	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		124	58	10.0	3.0	2	0

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Austin Ajiake

20185 games

202212 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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