Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-24@ Tulsa | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Oregon | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 12 |
#25
Ayo Adeyi
Redshirt senior running back for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′7″ · 194 lb · Mansfield, TX · Mansfield Legacy
CFB Index 72 · #37 of 310 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred James Madison → Oklahoma State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
48
rushing yards · 2026
4.4 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 24 rush yds, 5 rec yds, vs Oregon
Swing playSwung North Texas from 39% to 64% to win.North Texas at Florida International · 46-39
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Oklahoma State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from James Madison to Oklahoma State in 2026.
Ayo Adeyi
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Three head coaches in six seasons, at three different programs. His first career honor landed in 2023: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 24 rush yds, 5 rec yds against Oregon, Week 2, 2026.
48 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 11 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202312 games
- All-AACsecond
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC · 2ND TEAM
All-AAC 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coaches2021–2024
Oklahoma State
2025era →
Doug Meacham
Oklahoma State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mike Gundy, Doug Meacham, and Eric Morris. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Oklahoma State
2025James Madison
2026Oklahoma State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021North Texas6-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2022North Texas7-7HC: Seth Littrell · Run-leaning
2023North Texas5-7HC: Eric Morris · Balanced, fast tempo
2024James Madison9-4HC: Bob Chesney · Run-leaning
2025James Madison12-2HC: Bob Chesney · Run-heavy
2026Oklahoma State1-1HC: Eric Morris · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 24.0 YDS/g, 4.4 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 21 | 40 | 1.9 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 143 | 1,017 | 7.1 | 6 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 112 | 779 | 7.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 84 | 496 | 5.9 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 395 | 2,500 | 6.3 | 17 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | James Madison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | North Texas | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | North Texas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | North Texas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 39–31
vs Oregon
24 rush yds (5 car)
Edged out Oregon at home in a shootout.
With D. Mestemaker — 317 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 80.1 · 109 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · L. Pozzobon — 44 AVG · 47 LONG · 3 NO
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA -1.95(10:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush middle for 0 yards to the TLS41 (#0 K.Duhon), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.92(00:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush middle for 12 yards gain to the OSU35 (#0 K.Duhon; #11 J.George), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.03(04:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush left for 8 yards gain to the OSU46 (#12 P.Woodyard; #6 J.Mixon)
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.92(05:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #17 D.Mestemaker pass complete short left to #25 A.Adeyi caught at TLS24, for 10 yards to the TLS24, out of bounds at TLS24, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 2&4 · Q3 · EPA +0.77(05:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush middle for 7 yards gain to the TLS48 (#6 C.Thompson Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Oregon · 3&1 · Q1 · EPA -0.70(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush right for 0 yards to the OSU34 (#52 A.Washington; #28 A.Jones Jr.). OSU is challenging the ruling on the field - "Runner was down by contact". CALL UPHELD
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.66(05:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush right for 0 yards to the TLS34, End Of Play
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.30(00:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush right for 3 yards gain to the OSU28 (#3 K.Perich; #44 T.Tuioti)
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.22(02:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush middle for 3 yards gain to the TLS16 (#99 T.Newhouse)
- Week 1 · Tulsa · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.15(12:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Adeyi rush middle for 2 yards gain to the OSU20 (#0 K.Duhon; #58 T.Rich)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
RB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Kelley Joiner Jr.’s 2021 season.
68%match
Matches Kelley on
Yards / carry
Weight
Height
Differs from Kelley on
Receiving share (lower)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Through 6 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jermar Jefferson’s path through Oregon State.
91%match
All-Pac-12NFL Rd 7
Matches Jermar on
Yards per carry
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Frank Gore Jr.'s junior season at Southern Miss (2022).
67%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Frank on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Receiving share
Differs from Frank on
Class year (higher)
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ayo Adeyi
Background
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2023 Second Team All-AAC 2022 CSC Academic All-District 2021 Conference USA All-Freshman Team A super senior transfer who arrived at OSU in 2026 with one year of eligibility remaining. 2025 (Redshirt at James Madison): Played in six games, including...
The backfield · Oklahoma State
- #24Caleb Hawkins1,424 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Ayo Adeyi120 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Tre Page III2 games · 2026
- #22William Masonno box-score line yet
- #26Dennis Moodyno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Oklahoma State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology