MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown announced that Rashad Ajayi, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound fifth-year cornerback from Atlanta, Georgia, has signed on scholarship and will be moving from Colorado State to WVU. He still has one year of eligibility remaining.
Rashad Ajayi, S-Sr., CB, 5-11, 190, Atlanta, Georgia/Langston Hughes/State of Colorado
- Played in 37 Colorado State games and started 35
2021 (Sr.) – State of Colorado
- Played for coach Steve Addazio at Colorado State
- Started all 12 games at cornerback
- Finished with 28 tackles including 21 solo stops and 2.5 tackles for losses
- Registered three solo tackles in Hawaii
- Had a tackle for a four-yard loss against the Air Force
- Recorded three tackles each against Boise State and in Wyoming, including two unassisted tackles
- Finished with two tackles including a tackle for loss at Utah State
- Collected three solo tackles in Iowa
- Season highlight four solo tackles in Toledo
- Assisted in two tackles against Vanderbilt
- Opened the season with three solo tackles against South Dakota State
2020 (Jr.) – State of Colorado
- Started all four games at cornerback in a COVID-shortened season
- Finished with seven tackles, including one for loss
- Credited with a pass breakup, the opening game at Fresno State
- Posted best three tackles of the season against Wyoming
- His only tackle for loss came in San Diego State
2019 (Sun) – State of Colorado
- Played in nine games and started seven at cornerback
- Missed three of the last four games through injury
- Eight tackles posted including solo stops
- Finished with three pass breakups
- Season-best three tackles, including two unaided tackles against Toledo
- Posted two solo tackles against Arkansas
2018 (Fri) – State of Colorado
- Started all 12 games at cornerback
- Finished with 33 tackles including 21 solo, a sack, two tackles for loss to deal with an interception, a team high, two forced fumbles and a team high, six pass breakups
- First true CSU freshman to start every game in his freshman year on campus since WR Rashard Higgins in 2013
- Had a solo tackle, a pass resolution, and returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown against San Jose State
- Season-best five tackles, including three unaided tackles, and a forced fumble against Wyoming
- Four tackles recorded against Illinois State and Boise State
- Recorded four solo tackles and a sack in Florida
- Had two tackles against Arkansas
- Finished with three tackles and a forced fumble against Colorado
Secondary school
- Played cornerback for coach Willie Cannon at Langston Hughes High
- In his senior year 2017, he recorded 60 tackles, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups
- In 2017, he was recognized as a cornerback in all regions
- Season-high seven tackles, including four solo tackles against Northgate
- Also had six tackles against Allatoona, Alexander and Westlake
- Had multiple pass separations in four games
- Served as team captain
personally
- Son of Janeen Lindsey and the late Oluyomi Ajayi
- His uncle Steven Robinson played college football in West Georgia
