Usage / Role
54%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Minnesota
Adekunle Ayinde
DB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Blaine, MN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Adekunle Ayinde shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Adekunle Ayinde built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Blaine, MN wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Adekunle Ayinde's career was his defensive...
Read the storyAdekunle Ayinde, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota. Adekunle Ayinde shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 74
- TFL
- 4.5
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Adekunle Ayinde quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DB
- Career Tackles
- 74
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
- Top game
- Illinois
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 51 tackles · DB 139th (top 18%) · Big Ten 69th (top 12%) · National 655th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 51 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 53.5 |
Related Context
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Adekunle Ayinde played DB for Minnesota. Across 5 tracked seasons, Adekunle Ayinde recorded 74 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Minnesota paired 8.5 primary output with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
27
Usage
6
Consistency
36.7
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Buffalo: 2. Middle Tennessee: 0. Maryland: 0. Purdue: 1. Michigan State: 0.5. Illinois: 2. Iowa: 2. Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 0. Northwestern: 0. Wisconsin: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Buffalo: 5 by 40.8. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Michigan State: 6 by 30. Illinois: 9 by 57.5. Iowa: 3 by 32.5. Michigan: 6 by 25. Nebraska: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Northwestern | L 0-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Nebraska | W 54-21 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ Michigan | L 10-33 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ IowaSplash game | L 10-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 24-17 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Michigan State | L 27-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Purdue | L 17-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Maryland | L 24-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 34-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/31 | vs BuffaloSplash game | W 17-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Adekunle Ayinde story
Adekunle Ayinde built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive back from Blaine, MN wearing No. 4, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Adekunle Ayinde's career was his defensive production: 74 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 9 passes defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Adekunle Ayinde's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Minnesota
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 7 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8.5 | 27 | 6 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Illinois
Week 8 · W 24-17 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#2
@ Iowa
Week 9 · L 10-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Washington State
Week 1 · W 17-12 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
68.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 30-23
2
Havoc Plays
67.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Buffalo
Week 1 · W 17-7
2
Havoc Plays
61.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Minnesota
8.5 primary output · 27 efficiency · 6 usage
53.5
#2
2016 Postseason · Minnesota
48.9
7 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
48.9
7 primary · 20.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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