← 2002 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R3 · #89 OVERALL · LB

Akin Ayodele

Drafted by JAX · GM Tom Coughlin · Purdue

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Akin Ayodele across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played143
Games started114
Weighted career AV48
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons9

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2002 · Round 3 · #89

JAX draft credit

GM Tom Coughlin

Team games64
Team starts46
On-team AV27
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Good+0.21 contribution23rd of 76 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

A Good pick

Akin Ayodele was Tom Coughlin's 23rd-best of 76 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is +0.21. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Tom Coughlin's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
64
on drafting team · 143 full-career
Games started
46
on drafting team · 114 full-career
Snap-z
0.0
0 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
27
modeled; full weighted AV 48
AV / 1k snaps
snap-era only
AV-rate z
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Tom Coughlin's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Tom Coughlin pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Akin Ayodele totals +0.21. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-2-10+1+2+3+4+5+62. Boselli#2 · Tony Boselli · aggregate +6.16Boselli +6.2108. Garrard#108 · David Garrard · aggregate +4.08Garrard +4.19. Henderson#9 · John Henderson · aggregate +3.06Henderson +3.133. Brackens#33 · Tony Brackens · aggregate +2.97Brackens +3.013. Stroud#13 · Marcus Stroud · aggregate +2.50Stroud +2.5241. Meier#241 · Rob Meier · aggregate +2.43Meier +2.443. Williams#43 · Maurice Williams · aggregate +2.05Williams +2.125. Darius#25 · Donovin Darius · aggregate +1.6064. Schwartz#64 · Bryan Schwartz · aggregate +1.142. Hardy#2 · Kevin Hardy · aggregate +1.0763. Beasley#63 · Aaron Beasley · aggregate +1.05147. Jones#147 · Damon Jones · aggregate +1.0260. Meester#60 · Brad Meester · aggregate +0.879. Taylor#9 · Fred Taylor · aggregate +0.8440. DeMarco#40 · Brian DeMarco · aggregate +0.84114. Payne#114 · Seth Payne · aggregate +0.6871. Hudson#71 · Chris Hudson · aggregate +0.63247. Epstein#247 · Hayden Epstein · aggregate +0.5640. Pearson#40 · Mike Pearson · aggregate +0.41182. Leroy#182 · Emarlos Leroy · aggregate +0.28233. McCree#233 · Marlon McCree · aggregate +0.27236. Olson#236 · Erik Olson · aggregate +0.2689. Ayodele#89 · Akin Ayodele · aggregate +0.21Ayodele +0.2142. Leaverton#142 · David Leaverton · aggregate +0.17243. Stith#243 · Shyrone Stith · aggregate +0.17159. Thomas#159 · Kiwaukee Thomas · aggregate +0.13219. Marsh#219 · Curtis Marsh · aggregate +0.1292. Slaughter#92 · T.J. Slaughter · aggregate +0.10246. Smith#246 · Steve Smith · aggregate +0.10246. White#246 · Chris White · aggregate +0.09241. Chevrier#241 · Randy Chevrier · aggregate +0.07242. Moronkola#242 · Dee Moronkola · aggregate +0.06118. Luzar#118 · Chris Luzar · aggregate +0.03227. Jones#227 · Clarence Jones · aggregate -0.01228. Spann#228 · Gregory Spann · aggregate -0.01235. III#235 · Richmond Flowers III · aggregate -0.01169. Christopherson#169 · Ryan Christopherson · aggregate -0.04160. Craft#160 · Jason Craft · aggregate -0.0556. Smith#56 · Larry Smith · aggregate -0.06222. Newson#222 · Kendall Newson · aggregate -0.06179. Williams#179 · Lamanzer Williams · aggregate -0.07196. Smith#196 · Emanuel Smith · aggregate -0.1094. Boyd#94 · James Boyd · aggregate -0.11180. Ballard#180 · Clenton Ballard · aggregate -0.11170. Fisher#170 · John Fisher · aggregate -0.15247. Baniewicz#247 · Mark Baniewicz · aggregate -0.17101. Banks#101 · Tavian Banks · aggregate -0.19221. Hesse#221 · Jon Hesse · aggregate -0.19214. Tolbert#214 · Brandon Tolbert · aggregate -0.22213. Denman#213 · Anthony Denman · aggregate -0.2373. Westmoreland#73 · Eric Westmoreland · aggregate -0.31121. Landolt#121 · Kevin Landolt · aggregate -0.32110. Barlow#110 · Reggie Barlow · aggregate -0.35118. Deligianis#118 · Harry Deligianis · aggregate -0.35170. Ward#170 · Chad Ward · aggregate -0.4026. Bryant#26 · Fernando Bryant · aggregate -0.4219. Stewart#19 · James Stewart · aggregate -0.48182. McLeod#182 · Kevin McLeod · aggregate -0.5060. Cheever#60 · Michael Cheever · aggregate -0.5279. Hamilton#79 · James Hamilton · aggregate -0.58123. Chustz#123 · Joey Chustz · aggregate -0.5886. Quinn#86 · Jonathan Quinn · aggregate -0.6257. Taylor#57 · Cordell Taylor · aggregate -0.64123. Thompson#123 · Mike Thompson · aggregate -0.65192. Whitted#192 · Alvis Whitted · aggregate -0.78245. Clark#245 · Danny Clark · aggregate -0.7988. Cesario#88 · Anthony Cesario · aggregate -0.80184. Shelton#184 · Daimon Shelton · aggregate -0.91148. Wade#148 · John Wade · aggregate -1.0329. Soward#29 · R. Jay Soward · aggregate -1.04146. Herndon#146 · Jimmy Herndon · aggregate -1.2199. Johnson#99 · Rob Johnson · aggregate -1.46185. Doering#185 · Chris Doering · aggregate -1.6850. Logan#50 · Mike Logan · aggregate -2.05Logan -2.0172. Price#172 · Marcus Price · aggregate -2.40Price -2.421. Wynn#21 · Renaldo Wynn · aggregate -2.54Wynn -2.5

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+6+81995 · Curtis Marsh · incremental +0.161995 · Tony Boselli · incremental +0.301995 · Bryan Schwartz · incremental +0.361995 · Brian DeMarco · incremental +0.391995 · Ryan Christopherson · incremental -0.041995 · Chris Hudson · incremental -0.101995 · Rob Johnson · incremental -0.191995 · James Stewart · incremental -0.651995 · Mike Thompson · incremental -1.101995 · Marcus Price · incremental -3.741996 · Kevin Hardy · incremental +0.091996 · Bryan Schwartz · incremental +0.151996 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.231996 · Brian DeMarco · incremental +0.281996 · Chris Hudson · incremental +0.361996 · Tony Boselli · incremental +0.471996 · Curtis Marsh · incremental -0.001996 · Ryan Christopherson · incremental -0.011996 · Reggie Barlow · incremental -0.051996 · Gregory Spann · incremental -0.081996 · Clarence Jones · incremental -0.091996 · Aaron Beasley · incremental -0.101996 · James Stewart · incremental -0.111996 · Rob Johnson · incremental -0.211996 · John Fisher · incremental -0.341996 · Michael Cheever · incremental -0.411996 · Jimmy Herndon · incremental -1.941996 · Chris Doering · incremental -2.651997 · Reggie Barlow · incremental +0.061997 · Kevin Hardy · incremental +0.071997 · Aaron Beasley · incremental +0.181997 · Brian DeMarco · incremental +0.271997 · Damon Jones · incremental +0.301997 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.311997 · Chris Hudson · incremental +0.361997 · Bryan Schwartz · incremental +0.631997 · Tony Boselli · incremental +2.541997 · James Stewart · incremental -0.071997 · Seth Payne · incremental -0.081997 · Daimon Shelton · incremental -0.201997 · Jon Hesse · incremental -0.381997 · Michael Cheever · incremental -0.451997 · James Hamilton · incremental -0.771997 · Mike Logan · incremental -0.831997 · Rob Johnson · incremental -1.861997 · Renaldo Wynn · incremental -2.221998 · Seth Payne · incremental +0.031998 · Kevin Hardy · incremental +0.091998 · Chris Hudson · incremental +0.301998 · Brian DeMarco · incremental +0.351998 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.371998 · Aaron Beasley · incremental +0.391998 · Damon Jones · incremental +0.491998 · Bryan Schwartz · incremental +0.501998 · Tony Boselli · incremental +2.601998 · James Stewart · incremental -0.031998 · James Hamilton · incremental -0.131998 · Tavian Banks · incremental -0.161998 · Lamanzer Williams · incremental -0.201998 · Alvis Whitted · incremental -0.221998 · Reggie Barlow · incremental -0.261998 · John Wade · incremental -0.341998 · Mike Logan · incremental -0.361998 · Daimon Shelton · incremental -0.421998 · Brandon Tolbert · incremental -0.421998 · Donovin Darius · incremental -0.441998 · Renaldo Wynn · incremental -0.511998 · Jonathan Quinn · incremental -0.561998 · Harry Deligianis · incremental -0.631998 · Kevin McLeod · incremental -0.841998 · Cordell Taylor · incremental -1.051998 · Fred Taylor · incremental -1.851999 · Larry Smith · incremental +0.041999 · Chris White · incremental +0.051999 · Bryan Schwartz · incremental +0.111999 · Emarlos Leroy · incremental +0.191999 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.241999 · Seth Payne · incremental +0.261999 · Aaron Beasley · incremental +0.421999 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.451999 · Damon Jones · incremental +0.571999 · Kevin Hardy · incremental +1.761999 · Tony Brackens · incremental +1.771999 · Tony Boselli · incremental +3.571999 · Dee Moronkola · incremental -0.011999 · Mike Logan · incremental -0.031999 · James Stewart · incremental -0.081999 · Jason Craft · incremental -0.111999 · Tavian Banks · incremental -0.171999 · Daimon Shelton · incremental -0.231999 · Alvis Whitted · incremental -0.271999 · Reggie Barlow · incremental -0.281999 · Renaldo Wynn · incremental -0.371999 · John Wade · incremental -0.511999 · Kevin Landolt · incremental -0.581999 · Fernando Bryant · incremental -0.811999 · Anthony Cesario · incremental -1.302000 · Kiwaukee Thomas · incremental +0.012000 · Damon Jones · incremental +0.022000 · Fernando Bryant · incremental +0.022000 · Jason Craft · incremental +0.052000 · Kevin Hardy · incremental +0.092000 · Reggie Barlow · incremental +0.132000 · Emarlos Leroy · incremental +0.222000 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.242000 · Shyrone Stith · incremental +0.282000 · Erik Olson · incremental +0.332000 · Aaron Beasley · incremental +0.342000 · Seth Payne · incremental +0.352000 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.432000 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.452000 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.632000 · Tony Boselli · incremental +1.412000 · Jonathan Quinn · incremental -0.032000 · T.J. Slaughter · incremental -0.052000 · John Wade · incremental -0.062000 · Larry Smith · incremental -0.122000 · Emanuel Smith · incremental -0.212000 · Daimon Shelton · incremental -0.232000 · Danny Clark · incremental -0.272000 · Mark Baniewicz · incremental -0.352000 · Renaldo Wynn · incremental -0.492000 · Alvis Whitted · incremental -0.542000 · Joey Chustz · incremental -0.992000 · R. Jay Soward · incremental -1.592000 · Mike Logan · incremental -1.982000 · Brad Meester · incremental -4.202001 · Randy Chevrier · incremental +0.012001 · Fernando Bryant · incremental +0.012001 · Kiwaukee Thomas · incremental +0.022001 · Jason Craft · incremental +0.042001 · Larry Smith · incremental +0.052001 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.052001 · Kevin Hardy · incremental +0.052001 · Alvis Whitted · incremental +0.052001 · T.J. Slaughter · incremental +0.062001 · David Leaverton · incremental +0.062001 · Tony Boselli · incremental +0.072001 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.082001 · Marlon McCree · incremental +0.112001 · Seth Payne · incremental +0.262001 · Damon Jones · incremental +0.282001 · Aaron Beasley · incremental +0.302001 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.312001 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.322001 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.482001 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.622001 · Richmond Flowers III · incremental -0.092001 · Danny Clark · incremental -0.122001 · John Wade · incremental -0.132001 · Marcus Stroud · incremental -0.202001 · James Boyd · incremental -0.222001 · Eric Westmoreland · incremental -0.262001 · Jonathan Quinn · incremental -0.392001 · Anthony Denman · incremental -0.442001 · Renaldo Wynn · incremental -0.562001 · Chad Ward · incremental -0.702002 · Jason Craft · incremental +0.012002 · James Boyd · incremental +0.012002 · Fernando Bryant · incremental +0.032002 · John Henderson · incremental +0.052002 · Steve Smith · incremental +0.062002 · T.J. Slaughter · incremental +0.082002 · Chris Luzar · incremental +0.092002 · David Garrard · incremental +0.122002 · Kiwaukee Thomas · incremental +0.162002 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.172002 · Mike Pearson · incremental +0.182002 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.182002 · Marlon McCree · incremental +0.222002 · Marcus Stroud · incremental +0.282002 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.392002 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.482002 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.492002 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.642002 · Hayden Epstein · incremental +0.702002 · Larry Smith · incremental -0.052002 · Kendall Newson · incremental -0.152002 · Akin Ayodele · incremental -0.222002 · Eric Westmoreland · incremental -0.222002 · Clenton Ballard · incremental -0.292002 · Danny Clark · incremental -0.482002 · John Wade · incremental -0.542003 · Jason Craft · incremental +0.012003 · T.J. Slaughter · incremental +0.022003 · David Garrard · incremental +0.022003 · Fernando Bryant · incremental +0.032003 · Kiwaukee Thomas · incremental +0.082003 · Akin Ayodele · incremental +0.152003 · Mike Pearson · incremental +0.282003 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.322003 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.442003 · John Henderson · incremental +0.442003 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.472003 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.532003 · Tony Brackens · incremental +0.552003 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.622003 · Marcus Stroud · incremental +1.242003 · Eric Westmoreland · incremental -0.002003 · Marlon McCree · incremental -0.012003 · Chris Luzar · incremental -0.162003 · Danny Clark · incremental -0.252004 · Mike Pearson · incremental +0.072004 · Kiwaukee Thomas · incremental +0.102004 · David Garrard · incremental +0.122004 · Akin Ayodele · incremental +0.162004 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.392004 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.442004 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.502004 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.512004 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.592004 · Marcus Stroud · incremental +1.262004 · John Henderson · incremental +1.322005 · Mike Pearson · incremental +0.042005 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.062005 · Akin Ayodele · incremental +0.122005 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.292005 · David Garrard · incremental +0.382005 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.402005 · John Henderson · incremental +0.462005 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.482005 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.552005 · Marcus Stroud · incremental +1.242006 · Marcus Stroud · incremental +0.202006 · Donovin Darius · incremental +0.282006 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.442006 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.552006 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.572006 · David Garrard · incremental +0.622006 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.662006 · John Henderson · incremental +1.342007 · Marcus Stroud · incremental +0.172007 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.412007 · John Henderson · incremental +0.422007 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.482007 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.542007 · David Garrard · incremental +0.812007 · Fred Taylor · incremental -1.482008 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.022008 · Fred Taylor · incremental +0.262008 · John Henderson · incremental +0.382008 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.382008 · Rob Meier · incremental +0.642008 · David Garrard · incremental +0.932009 · Maurice Williams · incremental +0.142009 · John Henderson · incremental +0.402009 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.622009 · David Garrard · incremental +1.952010 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.642010 · David Garrard · incremental +0.872011 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.552012 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.572013 · Brad Meester · incremental +0.57Price -3.7Herndon -1.9Doering -2.6Boselli +2.5Johnson -1.9Wynn -2.2Boselli +2.6Taylor -1.9Boselli +3.6Logan -2.0Meester -4.2Ayodele -0.2Ayodele +0.2Ayodele +0.2Ayodele +0.1Garrard +1.9199510 players199618 players199718 players199826 players199925 players200030 players200130 players200226 players200319 players200411 players200510 players20068 players20077 players20086 players20094 players20102 players20111 player20121 player20131 player
Above expectationBelow expectationAkin AyodeleGM total +10.8Akin Ayodele by season +0.2

How much retained production did Akin Ayodele return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: LBs drafted within ±5 picks of Akin Ayodele since 2010 (16 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50+0.5+1+1.5+2Model value above slot91. BowmanNaVorro Bowman · model value +2.4+2.489. BernardTerrel Bernard · model value +0.985. HenleyDaiyan Henley · model value +0.590. OvershownDeMarvion Overshown · model value +0.587. JenningsAnfernee Jennings · model value +0.484. FosterMason Foster · model value +0.391. WilliamsDorian Williams · model value +0.289. AyodeleAkin Ayodele · model value +0.2+0.286. SimpsonTrenton Simpson · model value 086. SpenceSean Spence · model value 089. OkerekeBobby Okereke · model value 091. DentAkeem Dent · model value -0.191. HopperTy'Ron Hopper · model value -0.292. RiceMonty Rice · model value -0.387. LiufauMarist Liufau · model value -0.384. LewisTerrell Lewis · model value -0.388. BartonCody Barton · model value -0.7
Akin AyodeleSlot-similar peers (16)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'02'04'06'08'10029578611401Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (9 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2002JAX1633
2003JAX16168
2004JAX16169
2005JAX16117
2006DAL16167
2007DAL16146
2008MIA16137
2009MIA16156
2010BUF15104

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