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Jersey Number 5
Ayo Adeyi
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Running Back
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, Texas
- High School:
- Mansfield Legacy
- Previous:
- North Texas
- Major:
- Professional and Continuing Education
2025:
2024:
Transferred to JMU after spending three years at North Texas (2021-23) and one at Division II Harding University (2020)
2023 at North Texas:
2022 at North Texas:
2021 at North Texas:
2020 at Harding:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in six games (four in regular season), redshirting to retain final year of eligibility
- Had 24 carries for 120 rushing yards
- Averaged 5.0 yards per carry
- Season highs of 13 carries for 87 rushing yards at Liberty (Sept. 20)
- Season-long 24-yard rush in Liberty win
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2025)
2024:
- Started first two games before suffering season-ending injury
- Received medical redshirt for additional year
- Had 20 carries for 40 rushing yards and one touchdown
- Season-high 41 rushing yards and a score in opener at Charlotte (Aug. 31)
- 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
Transferred to JMU after spending three years at North Texas (2021-23) and one at Division II Harding University (2020)
2023 at North Texas:
- Second Team All-American Athletic Conference running back
- Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List
- Played in all 12 games, making eight starts at running back
- Had 143 carries for 1,017 rushing yards and six touchdowns
- Averaged 7.1 yards per rush
- Also had seven receptions for 52 receiving yards
- Ranked fourth nationally and led the AAC in yards per rush
- Also ranked third in the league in rushing yards (84.8) and seventh in all-purpose yards (89.1)
- Turned in seven 100-yard rushing performances
- Career highs of 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Louisiana Tech (Sept. 16)
- Also had a career-best 155 all-purpose yards against La Tech
- Ran for 132 yards and two scores vs. UAB (Nov. 25)
- Rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown at Navy (Oct. 7), which included a season-long 47-yard carry
- Accrued 121 rushing yards at Tulsa (Nov. 18)
- Also had 100-yard games vs. Abilene Christian (110 on Sept. 30), Memphis (104 on Oct. 28) and UTSA (105 on Nov. 4)
2022 at North Texas:
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Played in 12 games, making three starts at running back
- Had 112 carries for 807 rushing yards and four touchdowns
- Averaged 7.2 yards per rush
- Also had two receptions for 12 receiving yards
- Ranked fifth in the AAC in rushing yards (67.3)
- Rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, which spanned 59 yards vs. Texas Southern (Sept. 10)
- Ran for 122 yards and a touchdown, which included a career-long 92-yard rush, vs. Louisiana Tech (Oct. 15)
- Turned in two 100-yard rushing performances
- Had three carries over 50 yards, adding a 53 yarder vs. Florida Atlantic (Oct. 1)
- Rushed for 75+ yards in four games and had 60+ in seven outings
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society member
2021 at North Texas:
- Conference USA All-Freshman Team
- Played in 10 games
- Had 84 carries for 496 rushing yards and six touchdowns
- Averaged 5.9 yards per rush
- Also had one reception for three receiving yards
- Season-high 99 rushing yards and a touchdown vs. Liberty (Oct. 23)
- Ran for 86 yards and a score vs. Marshall (Oct. 15)
- Accrued 47 rushing yards and his first two-touchdown game at Rice (Oct. 30)
- Had 81 rushing yards and a touchdown at FIU (Nov. 20)
- Added 77 yards and a score vs. UTSA (Nov. 27)
- Season-long 42-yard carries in Liberty and UTSA games
2020 at Harding:
- Began career at Division II Harding in Arkansas, which did not play due to the global pandemic
High School:
- Prepped at Mansfield Legacy
- Rushed for 1,227 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior
- Also had two receiving touchdowns and averaged 5.6 per carry in senior season
Personal:
- Son of Samuel and Taiwo Adeyi
- Has two brothers, Ife and Ore
- Has a sister, Angie
- His brother Ife was a receiver at Sam Houston
- His brother Ore is a defensive back at Northwestern
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