SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: Rashad Ajayi

Ahead of Saturday's Senior Day festivities, take a look back at the career of CB Rashad Ajayi.

Rashad Ajayi (Atlanta, Ga.) joined the Mountaineer football team in the summer of 2022 from Colorado State. Ajayi had 48 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 10 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, and an interception through his four seasons in Colorado.

Since, he's put up 24 tackles (20 solo) and a trio of pass breakups in the gold and blue.

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2021 (Jr.) – Colorado State

• Played for coach Steve Addazio at Colorado State
• Saw action in all 12 games at cornerback, including 11 starts
• Finished with 28 tackles, including 21 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for loss
• Registered three solo tackles at Hawaii
• Had a tackle for loss of four yards against Air Force
• Recorded three tackles each against Boise State and at Wyoming, including two unassisted tackles
• Finished with two tackles, including a tackle for loss at Utah State
• Collected three solo tackles at Iowa
• Season-high four solo tackles at Toledo
• Assisted on two tackles against Vanderbilt
• Opened the season with three solo tackles against South Dakota State

2020 (COVID) – Colorado State

• Started all four games at cornerback in a COVID-shortened season
• Finished with seven tackles, including one tackle for loss
• Credited with one pass breakup, the opening game at Fresno State
• Posted a season-best three tackles vs. Wyoming
• His one tackle for loss came at San Diego State

2019 (So.) – Colorado State

• Played in nine games and started seven at cornerback
• Missed three of the final four games due to injury
• Posted eight tackles, including solo stops
• Finished with three pass breakups
• Season-high three tackles, including two unassisted tackles against Toledo
• Posted two solo tackles against Arkansas

2018 (Fr.) – Colorado State

• Started all 12 games at cornerback
• Finished with 33 tackles, including 21 solo, one sack, two tackles for loss, to go with one interception, a team-high two forced fumbles and a team-high six pass breakups
• First CSU true freshman to start every game in his first year on campus since WR Rashard Higgins in 2013
• Had a solo tackle, a pass breakup and returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown against San Jose State
• Season-high five tackles, including three unassisted tackles, and a forced fumble against Wyoming
• Recorded four tackles against Illinois State and at Boise State
• Registered four solo tackles and a sack at Florida
• Had two tackles against Arkansas
• Finished with three tackles and a forced fumble against Colorado

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