Running back, South Alabama (from Illinois), 2012–⁠16

Dami Ayoola

Number
No. 22
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Dami Ayoola played running back at Illinois (2012) and South Alabama (2015–⁠16).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Illinois261174.5228
2015South Alabama381072.8017
2016South Alabama883774.3627
Career1526014.0828

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016South Alabama581017710

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Illinois10111.1012
2015South Alabama100.000
2016South Alabama10323.209
Career21432.0012

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Illinois22RB
2015South Alabama22RB
2016South Alabama22RB5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015South Alabama39-0.28––-11.15%-0.05
2016South Alabama1010.0217th (n=259)0.132.212%0.14

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 South Alabama 13 games, 377 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3atMississippi StateW 21–⁠201−30–––
Sep 10vs.Georgia SouthernL 9–⁠242100–––
Sep 17atLouisianaL 23–⁠28250–––
Sep 24vs.NichollsW 41–⁠40124712242
Oct 1vs.San Diego StateW 42–⁠2482211213
Oct 15atArkansas StateL 7–⁠176340236–
Oct 20vs.TroyL 21–⁠288340––1
Oct 29vs.Georgia StateW 13–⁠106300––2
Nov 5atUL MonroeL 35–⁠427411––1
Nov 19vs.PresbyterianW 31–⁠77451––4
Nov 26atIdahoL 31–⁠387200––1
Dec 3vs.New Mexico StateW 35–⁠2814601––2
Dec 30 ✦vs.Air ForceL 21–⁠458321––1
2015 South Alabama 11 games, 107 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Gardner-WebbW 33–⁠23490–––
Sep 12atNebraskaL 9–⁠485150–––
Sep 19atSan Diego StateW 34–⁠27310–––
Sep 26vs.NC StateL 13–⁠63570–––
Oct 13vs.Arkansas StateL 31–⁠49120–––
Oct 24atTexas StateL 18–⁠363120–––
Nov 7vs.IdahoW 52–⁠451−50–––
Nov 12vs.LouisianaW 32–⁠254170–––
Nov 21atGeorgia StateL 10–⁠243240–––
Nov 28atGeorgia SouthernL 17–⁠557190–––
Dec 5vs.App StateL 27–⁠34260–––
2012 Illinois 8 games, 117 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 8atArizona StateL 14–⁠457210–––
Sep 15vs.Charleston SouthernW 44–⁠08551–––
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechL 24–⁠52100–––
Oct 27vs.IndianaL 17–⁠316240–––
Nov 3atOhio StateL 22–⁠52––––––
Nov 10vs.MinnesotaL 3–⁠17260–––
Nov 17vs.PurdueL 17–⁠201161–––
Nov 24atNorthwesternL 14–⁠501−50–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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