TW Ayers: DE · Arkansas State · #45.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
TW Ayers
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at Arkansas State: Blake Anderson and Butch Jones. On tape: 6 tackles against Massachusetts, Week 11, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5 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 | Arkansas State | 38 | 16 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2020 | Arkansas State | 35 | 18 | 6.5 | 4.0 | -- |
| 2019 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2018 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 90 | 43 | 12.0 | 5.5 | 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 | W 58-3vs Grambling | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-44@ Memphis | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-29@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-28vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-42vs James Madison | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-38@ Louisiana | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 3-31vs South Alabama | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-33vs Massachusetts | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-16@ Texas State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-48vs Troy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 16 | 5.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 58-3
vs Grambling
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 55-point win at home against Grambling.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
3%1 sackTFL rate
13%5 TFL38 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
51.6%
396 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
38 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Arkansas State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
