Player Dossier

2012-2016

South Alabama

Dami Ayoola

RB • 5'10" • Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dami Ayoola leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.

Usage / Role

55%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

51

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Illinois • South Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charleston Southern

Player Story

Dami Ayoola built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Illinois and South Alabama. The clearest part of Dami Ayoola's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8752

St. Thomas Aquinas · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Committed To
Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Dami Ayoola, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · South Alabama. Dami Ayoola leans balanced backfield option traits and 41.4 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
644
Rushing yards
601
Receiving yards
43
Touchdowns
8

Quick Answers

Dami Ayoola quick answers

Latest team and position
South Alabama · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
644
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 32 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · South Alabama
Top game
Charleston Southern
Recruit profile
3-star · St. Thomas Aquinas · Illinois
High school pipeline
St. Thomas Aquinas · 173 FBS recruits · 20 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 22 · Class 2016
2016 Scrimmage yards rank
409 scrimmage yards · RB 222nd (top 39%) · Sun Belt 42nd (top 20%) · National 594th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonIllinois812811711233.1
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama111071070032.5
2016 PostseasonSouth Alabama132632-6162.2
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama1338334538562.2

Related Context

Dami Ayoola played RB for Illinois and South Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dami Ayoola recorded 601 rushing yards, 43 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with South Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

South Alabama paired 409 primary output with 41.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, South Alabama.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nicholls

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · South Alabama

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

31.5

Efficiency

41.4

Usage

14.2

Consistency

66.7

Best Game by takeover score

Nicholls

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Air Force: 26. Mississippi State: -3. Georgia Southern: 10. Louisiana: 5. Nicholls: 62. San Diego State: 22. Arkansas State: 41. Troy: 34. Georgia State: 40. UL Monroe: 45. Presbyterian: 45. Idaho: 22. New Mexico State: 60

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Air Force: 9 by 37. Mississippi State: 1 by 0. Georgia Southern: 2 by 52.1. Louisiana: 2 by 26. Nicholls: 14 by 42.9. San Diego State: 8 by 28.6. Arkansas State: 7 by 59.8. Troy: 8 by 44.3. Georgia State: 9 by 49.8. UL Monroe: 9 by 57.4. Presbyterian: 7 by 67. Idaho: 8 by 29.3. New Mexico State: 14 by 44.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins37.7 · Games = 6 · +11.5 vs Losses
Losses26.1 · Games = 7 · -11.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nicholls

Best efficiency game

67 vs Presbyterian

Result
Fri 12/30@ Air ForceL 21-45832411-62.9
Sat 12/3vs New Mexico StateW 35-2814604.3014.3
Sat 11/26@ IdahoL 31-387202.900122.8
Sun 11/20vs PresbyterianW 31-77456.4016.4
Sat 11/5@ UL MonroeL 35-427415.901245
Sat 10/29vs Georgia StateW 13-10630503104.4
Thu 10/20vs TroyL 21-288344.3004.3
Sat 10/15@ Arkansas StateL 7-176345.700175.9
Sun 10/2vs San Diego StateW 42-248222.8012.8
Sat 9/24vs NichollsW 41-4012473.9012154.4
Sat 9/17@ LouisianaL 23-28252.5002.5
Sat 9/10vs Georgia SouthernL 9-24210505
Sat 9/3@ Mississippi StateW 21-201-3-30-3

Player Story

Dami Ayoola story

Dami Ayoola built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Ft. Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Illinois and South Alabama. The clearest part of Dami Ayoola's career was his backfield work: 601 rushing yards, 152 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 43 receiving yards across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 43 receiving yards and 152 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dami Ayoola'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.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2012

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    South Alabama

    2015-2016

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2012201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonIllinois128377.5
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama10729.27.1-21
2016 PostseasonSouth Alabama40941.414.2302
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama40941.414.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Charleston Southern

Week 3 · W 44-0

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

72.9 takeover

62 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.

#2

vs Nicholls

Week 4 · W 41-40

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Scrimmage Yards

67.8 takeover

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.

#3

vs New Mexico State

Week 14 · W 35-28 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

67.6 takeover

Win with 60 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

60 scrimmage yards and 21.5 usage.

#4

@ Georgia State

Week 12 · L 10-24 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

67.1 takeover

Loss with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.

#5

vs Presbyterian

Week 12 · W 31-7

45

Scrimmage Yards

59.9 takeover

Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

45 scrimmage yards and 14 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · South Alabama

409 primary output · 41.4 efficiency · 14.2 usage

62.2

#2

2016 Regular Season · South Alabama

62.2

409 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 14.2 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Illinois

33.1

128 primary · 37 efficiency · 7.5 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games