Akeem Ayers
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No. 56 Tennessee Titans
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: July 10, 1989 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth: Los Angeles, California | |||||||||||
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Career information
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| High school: Los Angeles (CA) Verbum Dei | |||||||||||
| College: UCLA | |||||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | |||||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2012
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Akeem Christopher Ayers (born July 10, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He played for UCLA in college.[1] At the end of the 2010 season, his junior year, he declared for the NFL draft.[2]
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High school career [edit]
Ayers played at Verbum Dei High School in Watts, California. He won a CIF championship in high school.
College career [edit]
Ayers is known for his athletic interceptions for touchdowns, one in the 2009 season against Oregon and one against Temple in the 2009 EagleBank Bowl. The latter was the game-winning score of the bowl game and helped him earn him MVP honors.[3] In a post-game interview, he admitted that he slipped, and was just trying to rush the passer on his game-changing play. As he got up, he saw the quarterback looking to pass, jumped up, and pulled in the pass for an interception and score.
On September 18, 2010, Ayers had a key interception against #23 Houston in UCLA's first win against a ranked opponent since 2008.[4] The following week on on September 25, he played a key role in the Bruins' second upset against a ranked opponent in a victory over No. 7 ranked Texas Longhorns 34–12 in front of more 101,000 fans in Austin, Texas. Ayers had a key interception, seven tackles, a forced fumble and a sack. He was named Lott IMPACT Player of the Week on September 27.
| Year | Total Tackles | Solo Tackles | Sacks | Tackles for Loss | Interceptions | DefTD |
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| 2008 | 40 | 28 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 75 | 55 | 6 | 14.5 | 4 | 3* |
| 2010 | 68 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 183 | 128 | 14 | 29.5 | 6 | 3 |
*Had two interceptions for touchdown and one fumble recovery for touchdown
Pro career [edit]
Ayers was selected 39th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2011 NFL Draft.
References [edit]
- ^ http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ayers_akeem00.html
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/akeem-ayers?id=2495491
- ^ http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recap?gid=200912290015
- ^ "UCLA-Houston Game Notes". CBS Interactive. 2010-09-18. Retrieved 2010-09-28.
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