Rashad Ajayi: CB · West Virginia · #4.
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Rashad Ajayi
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Kansas — Week 2, 2022.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | West Virginia | 26 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Colorado State | 28 | 21 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- |
| 2020 | Colorado State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Colorado State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2018 | Colorado State | 33 | 21 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career | 102 | 76 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 19 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 31-38@ No. 17 Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 42-55vs Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 65-7vs Towson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 33-10@ Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 43-40vs Baylor | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-48@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-31@ Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 23-20vs Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-48vs No. 19 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-19@ Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Week 7 · 2022
W 43-40
vs Baylor
4 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Baylor at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
26tackles this season26 tackles · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
49.1%
426 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
72.3
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #298 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Colorado State and West Virginia, 102 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Bobo, Steve Addazio and Neal Brown.
