Defensive end, Tennessee, 2004–08
Robert Ayers
- Hometown
- Bennettsville, SC
- Born
- Sep 6, 1985, in Clio, South Carolina
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Robert Ayers played defensive end at Tennessee (2004–08). The Denver Broncos took Ayers in the first round, No. 18 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tennessee | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005N | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2006N | 13 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
| 2007N | 14 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 4 | – | 2 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 15.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| On file | 80 | 33 | 113 | 31.5 | 9 | – | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2008 Tennessee 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | at Georgia | L 14–26 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–18).
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅛″ | |
| Weight | 272 lb | |
| Arm length | 33″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.90 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.79 s | |
| Vertical jump | 29½″ | |
| Broad jump | 8′6″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.56 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.51 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 112 games with a stat; latest team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Denver Broncos | 11 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Denver Broncos | 16 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | Denver Broncos | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 26 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | New York Giants | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | New York Giants | 12 | 31 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| NFL career | 112 | 231 | 34.5 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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