Akin Ayodele is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Ayodele in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Ayodele's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 2002 | 22–23 | JAX | 14 | — | 46 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | JAX | 16 | — | 95 | 67 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | JAX | 16 | — | 81 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | JAX | 15 | — | 65 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 73 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 69 | 53 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | BUF | 15 | — | 76 | 31 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 140 | — | 611 | 432 | 179 | 11 | 7 | 9.0 | 27.0 | 7 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
116 career value over replacement — #906 all-time of 4,649. 12.9/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #89 (Rd 3) · JAX · 2002 · +24.7 vs expected KV-H
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 22–23 | JAX | 14 | — | 46 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2003 | 23–24 | JAX | 16 | — | 95 | 67 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.4 |
| 2004 | 24–25 | JAX | 16 | — | 81 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2005 | 25–26 | JAX | 15 | — | 65 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2006 | 26–27 | DAL | 16 | — | 73 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2007 | 27–28 | DAL | 16 | — | 52 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2008 | 28–29 | MIA | 16 | — | 69 | 53 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 29–30 | MIA | 16 | — | 54 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 30–31 | BUF | 15 | — | 76 | 31 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Career | 140 | 611 | 432 | 179 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 71.8 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 62 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 9 scored seasons.
Blend 62.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 62· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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