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Akeem Ayers
LB · TEN/NE/LA/IND/NYG · 2011–2017
Born July 10, 1989 · College UCLA · Drafted 2011, round 2, pick 39 (TEN) · 6-3, 247 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | TEN | 16 | 76 | 2.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | TEN | 16 | 104 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013 | TEN | 14 | 49 | 1.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | NE | 10 | 23 | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 playoffs | NE | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | LA | 13 | 47 | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | IND | 13 | 21 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYG | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | NYG | 84 | 323 | 15.5 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 22 | 4 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | IND | 16 | – | – | 357 | 33.6 |
| 2017 | NYG | 3 | – | – | 5 | 2.4 |
Game logs
2017 game log (2 games)
2016 game log (13 games)
2016 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-09-11 | vs DET | L 35–39 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2016-09-18 | @ DEN | L 20–34 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2016-09-25 | vs LAC | W 26–22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2016-10-02 | @ JAX | L 27–30 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2016-10-09 | vs CHI | W 29–23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2016-10-16 | @ HOU | L 23–26 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2016-10-23 | @ TEN | W 34–26 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2016-10-30 | vs KC | L 14–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2016-11-06 | @ GB | W 31–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2016-11-24 | vs PIT | L 7–28 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2016-12-11 | vs HOU | L 17–22 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2016-12-18 | @ MIN | W 34–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2017-01-01 | vs JAX | W 24–20 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 game log (13 games)
2015 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015-09-13 | vs SEA | W 34–31 OT | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | @ WAS | L 10–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2015-10-04 | @ ARI | W 24–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2015-10-25 | vs CLE | W 24–6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2015-11-01 | vs SF | W 27–6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 2015-11-08 | @ MIN | L 18–21 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2015-11-15 | vs CHI | L 13–37 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2015-11-22 | @ BAL | L 13–16 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2015-11-29 | @ CIN | L 7–31 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2015-12-06 | vs ARI | L 3–27 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2015-12-13 | vs DET | W 21–14 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2015-12-27 | @ SEA | W 23–17 | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2016-01-03 | @ SF | L 16–19 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 game log (13 games)
2014 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2014-10-05 | vs CLE | L 28–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2014-10-26 | vs CHI | W 51–23 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2014-11-02 | vs DEN | W 43–21 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2014-11-16 | @ IND | W 42–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2014-11-23 | vs DET | W 34–9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2014-11-30 | @ GB | L 21–26 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2014-12-07 | @ LAC | W 23–14 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2014-12-14 | vs MIA | W 41–13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2014-12-21 | @ NYJ | W 17–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2014-12-28 | vs BUF | L 9–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P19 | 2015-01-10 | vs BAL | W 35–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2015-01-18 | vs IND | W 45–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P21 | 2015-02-01 | @ SEA | W 28–24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 game log (14 games)
2013 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2013-09-15 | @ HOU | L 24–30 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2013-09-22 | vs LAC | W 20–17 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2013-09-29 | vs NYJ | W 38–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2013-10-06 | vs KC | L 17–26 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2013-10-13 | @ SEA | L 13–20 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2013-10-20 | vs SF | L 17–31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2013-11-03 | @ LA | W 28–21 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2013-11-10 | vs JAX | L 27–29 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2013-11-14 | vs IND | L 27–30 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2013-11-24 | @ LV | W 23–19 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2013-12-01 | @ IND | L 14–22 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 2013-12-15 | vs ARI | L 34–37 OT | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2013-12-22 | @ JAX | W 20–16 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2013-12-29 | vs HOU | W 16–10 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 game log (16 games)
2012 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-09-09 | vs NE | L 13–34 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2012-09-16 | @ LAC | L 10–38 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2012-09-23 | vs DET | W 44–41 OT | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2012-09-30 | @ HOU | L 14–38 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2012-10-07 | @ MIN | L 7–30 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2012-10-11 | vs PIT | W 26–23 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2012-10-21 | @ BUF | W 35–34 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2012-10-28 | vs IND | L 13–19 OT | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2012-11-04 | vs CHI | L 20–51 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2012-11-11 | @ MIA | W 37–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 2012-11-25 | @ JAX | L 19–24 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2012-12-02 | vs HOU | L 10–24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2012-12-09 | @ IND | L 23–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2012-12-17 | vs NYJ | W 14–10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2012-12-23 | @ GB | L 7–55 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-12-30 | vs JAX | W 38–20 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 game log (16 games)
2011 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011-09-11 | @ JAX | L 14–16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2011-09-18 | vs BAL | W 26–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2011-09-25 | vs DEN | W 17–14 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2011-10-02 | @ CLE | W 31–13 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2011-10-09 | @ PIT | L 17–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2011-10-23 | vs HOU | L 7–41 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2011-10-30 | vs IND | W 27–10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2011-11-06 | vs CIN | L 17–24 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2011-11-13 | @ CAR | W 30–3 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 2011-11-20 | @ ATL | L 17–23 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2011-11-27 | vs TB | W 23–17 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2011-12-04 | @ BUF | W 23–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2011-12-11 | vs NO | L 17–22 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2011-12-18 | @ IND | L 13–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2011-12-24 | vs JAX | W 23–17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2012-01-01 | @ HOU | W 23–22 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |