#45

TW Ayers

Junior defensive end for Arkansas State. 2022: 1 sack, 5 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

DE · Arkansas State · Jr. · #45

6′1″ · 251 lb · Lamar, MO

CFB Index 35 · #275 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceArkansas State 2022 alumnus

The story

3 defensive end for Arkansas State. 2022: 1 sack, 5 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Arkansas State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Arkansas State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2020

Blake Anderson

Arkansas State

2021–2022

Butch Jones

Arkansas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Butch Jones. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced

2020Arkansas State4-7HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Arkansas State2-10HC: Butch Jones · Pass-heavy

2022Arkansas State3-9HC: Butch Jones · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

35Below cohort / limited sample #275 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles#936 / 2755 · 65th pct

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

Solo tackles#1337 / 2755 · 50th pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th 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 · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Butch Jones

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

35 · #275 of 387 edge rushers

Career stats

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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 58–3

vs Grambling

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 SOLO

Dominant 55-point win at home against Grambling.

With J. Lang — 124 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · J. Blackman — 210 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.8 · 11 rush yds (2 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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

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

TW Ayers

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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