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Player Dossier
2018-2022Georgia Tech
Ayinde Eley
LB • 6'3" • 233 lbs • Silver Spring, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ayinde Eley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Maryland • Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Player Story
Ayinde Eley built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia Tech and Maryland. The clearest part of Ayinde Eley's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Maryland
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Ayinde Eley, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech. Ayinde Eley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 57.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 317
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Ayinde Eley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 317
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- Pittsburgh
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Our Lady of Good Counsel · Maryland
- High school pipeline
- Our Lady of Good Counsel · 51 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 118 tackles · LB 11th (top 1%) · ACC 2nd (top 1%) · National 11th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 8 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 11 | 79 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 88 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 12 | 118 | 10 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 76 |
Related Context
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Ayinde Eley played LB for Maryland and Georgia Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ayinde Eley recorded 317 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Georgia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Georgia Tech paired 20.5 primary output with 57.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 57.4 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Maryland, Georgia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
57.4
Usage
12.7
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Western Carolina: 3. Ole Miss: 4. UCF: 3. Pittsburgh: 4.5. Duke: 3. Virginia: 2. Florida State: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Miami: 0. North Carolina: 0. Georgia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 11 by 45.8. Western Carolina: 9 by 67.5. Ole Miss: 12 by 90. UCF: 10 by 71.7. Pittsburgh: 14 by 95. Duke: 9 by 67.5. Virginia: 6 by 45. Florida State: 11 by 55.8. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Miami: 12 by 50. North Carolina: 9 by 37.5. Georgia: 11 by 45.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 7 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
95 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Georgia10+ tackles | L 14-37 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ North Carolina | W 21-17 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Miami10+ tackles | L 14-35 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 28-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Florida State10+ tackles | L 16-41 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/20 | vs VirginiaSplash game | L 9-16 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs DukeSplash game | W 23-20 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Pittsburgh10+ tackles · Splash game | W 26-21 | 14 | 8 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ UCF10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-27 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Ole Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-42 | 12 | 6 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Western CarolinaSplash game | W 35-17 | 9 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 9/6 | vs Clemson10+ tackles | L 10-41 | 11 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ayinde Eley story
Ayinde Eley built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 2, spending time with Georgia Tech and Maryland. The clearest part of Ayinde Eley's career was his defensive production: 317 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Ayinde Eley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Maryland
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Georgia Tech
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 2 | 10.5 | 2.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Maryland | 9.5 | 38.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Maryland | 1 | 29.7 | 6.2 | -8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 7 | 37.8 | 9.3 | 6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 20.5 | 57.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Pittsburgh
Week 5 · W 26-21 · Conference game
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 48-7 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Duke
Week 6 · W 31-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Ole Miss
Week 3 · L 0-42
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Havoc Plays
93 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 93 takeover score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 4 · L 10-27
3
Havoc Plays
79.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
20.5 primary output · 57.4 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Maryland
45.6
9.5 primary · 38.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
40.4
7 primary · 37.8 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
10
Splash games
13
10+ tackle games
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