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Player Dossier
2018-2022UNLV
Austin Ajiake
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Fremont, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Austin Ajiake shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
93
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Austin Ajiake built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Fremont, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Austin Ajiake's career was his defensive production: 223...
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- Committed To
- UNLV
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Austin Ajiake, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · UNLV. Austin Ajiake shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 223
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Austin Ajiake quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · LB
- Career Tackles
- 223
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 38 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Bellarmine Prep · UNLV
- High school pipeline
- Bellarmine Prep · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 124 tackles · LB 7th (top 1%) · Mountain West 1st (top 1%) · National 7th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 5 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 9 | 14 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 8 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 124 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | 76.7 |
Related Context
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Austin Ajiake played LB for UNLV. Across 5 tracked seasons, Austin Ajiake recorded 223 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
UNLV paired 16 primary output with 53.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
53.1
Usage
17.5
Consistency
53.9
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Idaho State: 1. California: 2. North Texas: 0. Utah State: 2. New Mexico: 2. San José State: 4. Air Force: 0. Notre Dame: 1. San Diego State: 2. Fresno State: 0. Hawai'i: 2. Nevada: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 4 by 36.7. North Texas: 12 by 50. Utah State: 11 by 65.8. New Mexico: 12 by 70. San José State: 13 by 90. Air Force: 20 by 50. Notre Dame: 7 by 39.2. San Diego State: 9 by 57.5. Fresno State: 9 by 37.5. Hawai'i: 15 by 70. Nevada: 12 by 50
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
90 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Nevada10+ tackles | W 27-22 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Hawai'i10+ tackles · Splash game | L 25-31 | 15 | 11 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Fresno State | L 30-37 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | L 10-14 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Notre Dame | L 21-44 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | L 7-42 | 20 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ San José State10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | L 7-40 | 13 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs New Mexico10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-20 | 12 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Utah State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 34-24 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Texas10+ tackles | W 58-27 | 12 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 14-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/27 | vs Idaho State | W 52-21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Player Story
Austin Ajiake story
Austin Ajiake built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a linebacker from Fremont, CA wearing No. 27, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Austin Ajiake's career was his defensive production: 223 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with UNLV. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Austin Ajiake's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UNLV.
The arc is straightforward: Austin Ajiake moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UNLV
2018-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UNLV | 1 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UNLV | 3 | 39.2 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UNLV | 16 | 53.1 | 17.5 | 13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 6 · L 7-40 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
96.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 96.7 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 5 · L 17-24
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Hawai'i
Week 12 · L 25-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs New Mexico
Week 5 · W 31-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Utah State
Week 4 · W 34-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
71.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · UNLV
16 primary output · 53.1 efficiency · 17.5 usage
76.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · UNLV
38.6
0 primary · 6.5 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UNLV
36.5
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
7
Splash games
11
10+ tackle games
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