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JAXAYODELE51

Akin Ayodele

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Buffalo Bills · ILB

Akin Ayodele recorded 141 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

4.5

tackles/gm

4

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

141

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Akin Ayodele's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2004
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 17, 2004

Kansas City Chiefs vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
DALLASCOWBOYS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 6, 2007

Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks

Wild Card · Jan 6, 2007

10 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2008
BALTIMORERAVENS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 4, 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2009

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2005
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2006

Jacksonville Jaguars vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2006

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2007
NEW YORKGIANTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
JAN 13, 2008

New York Giants vs Dallas Cowboys

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2008

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Akin Ayodele's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 13 total tackles

Regular Season
2010
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
DEC 26, 2010

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2010

13 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2004
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 17, 2004

Kansas City Chiefs vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 17, 2004

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 tackle for loss

Regular Season
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 8, 2002

Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 8, 2002

6 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2009
HOUSTONTEXANS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 27, 2009

Houston Texans vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 27, 2009

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2010
BUFFALOBILLS
BALTIMORERAVENS
OCT 24, 2010

Buffalo Bills vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Akin Ayodele's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1993–2011

02
WASAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
WASBAILEY24Champ Bailey
WASDAVIS48Stephen Davis

Frequent resets obscure isolated playoff teams

Washington Commanders · Instability after Gibbs

Ownership and coaching turnover prevented a stable successor, even as several veteran teams produced brief postseason runs.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

03
NYJAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

1997–2004

04
TENAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
TENMCNAIR9Steve McNair
TENGEORGE27Eddie George

The Music City Miracle launches a Super Bowl run

Tennessee Titans · The Titans arrive

After two temporary seasons, Tennessee found its name and stadium, then came one yard short of overtime in Super Bowl XXXIV.

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Franchise era

1999–2017

05
CLEAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
CLETHOMAS73Joe Thomas
CLECRIBBS16Josh Cribbs

An expansion-style rebirth becomes a long rebuild

Cleveland Browns · The Browns return

The restored franchise returned in 1999 but cycled through leadership and quarterbacks, with Thomas providing Hall of Fame stability amid the turnover.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

06
PHIAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

2000–2010

07
JAXAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
JAXTAYLOR28Fred Taylor
JAXSMITH82Jimmy Smith

A physical offense keeps Jacksonville dangerous

Jacksonville Jaguars · Taylor, Smith and MJD

Explosive backs and a powerful defense produced several strong teams, including the 2007 group that won a playoff game in Pittsburgh.

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Franchise era

2002–2010

08
HOUAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
HOUJOHNSON80Andre Johnson
HOURYANS59DeMeco Ryans

A dramatic debut gives way to patient construction

Houston Texans · Building the Texans

Houston beat Dallas in its first game, then developed foundational stars while waiting nearly a decade for its first winning season.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

09
DALAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

10
MIAAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
MIATAYLOR99Jason Taylor
MIATHOMAS54Zach Thomas

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

11
BUFAYODELE—Akin Ayodele
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Career accomplishments

9 NFL seasons141 career games451 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: JAXDraft pick: 89Jersey: 504 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 15, 2002Most recent: Jan 2, 2011

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history