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2026 Cowboy Football Roster
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Ayo Adeyi
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Mansfield, TX
- High School:
- Mansfield Legacy
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023 Second Team All-AAC
2022 CSC Academic All-District
2021 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
A super senior transfer who arrived at OSU in 2026 with one year of eligibility remaining.
2025 (Redshirt at James Madison): Played in six games, including four in regular season, while maintaining a redshirt ... Finished the year with 24 carries for 120 rushing yards, averaging 5.0 yards per carry .. Had season highs of 13 carries and 87 rushing yards in the win at Liberty, as well as a season-long 24-yard rush ... Named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.
2024 (Medical Redshirt at James Madison): Started first two games before suffering season-ending injury ... Received medical hardship waiver for additional year of eligibility ... Had 20 carries for 40 rushing yards and one touchdown on the year .. Recorded a season-high 41 rushing yards and a score in the season opener at Charlotte ... Named to the 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Transferred to JMU after spending three years at North Texas from 2021-23 and one at Division II Harding University in 2020.
2023 (Junior at North Texas): A second team All-American Athletic Conference running back ... Played in all 12 games, making eight starts at running back ... Had 143 carries for 1,017 rushing yards and six touchdowns ... Averaged 7.1 yards per rush ... Also had seven receptions for 52 receiving yards ... Ranked fourth nationally and led the AAC in yards per rush ... Also ranked third in the league in rushing yards (84.8) and seventh in all-purpose yards (89.1) ... Turned in seven 100-yard rushing performances ... Career highs of 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Louisiana Tech ... Also had a career-best 155 all-purpose yards against La Tech ... Ran for 132 yards and two scores vs. UAB ... Rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown at Navy (Oct. 7), which included a season-long 47-yard carry ... Accrued 121 rushing yards at Tulsa ... Also had 100-yard games vs. Abilene Christian (110), Memphis (104) and UTSA (105) ... Part of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.
2022 (Sophomore at North Texas): Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team ... Played in 12 games, making three starts at running back ... Had 112 carries for 807 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the year ... Averaged 7.2 yards per rush ... Added two receptions for 12 receiving yards ... Ranked fifth in the AAC in rushing yards at 67.3 yards per game ... Rushed for 135 yards, including 59-yard touchdown against Texas Southern ... Ran for 122 yards, which included a career-long 92-yard rush, and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech ...Those marked his two 100-yard rushing games on the year ... Had three carries over 50 yards on the season, adding a 53-yard gain against Florida Atlantic ... Rushed for at least 75 yards in four games and had more than 60 in seven outings ... A NFF Hampshire Honor Society member.
2021 (Freshman at North Texas): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Played in 10 games, recording 84 carries for 496 rushing yards and six touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per rush ... Added one reception for three yards ... Had a season-high 99 rushing yards and a touchdown against Liberty ... Ran for 86 yards and a score against Marshall ... Had 47 rushing yards and his first two-touchdown game at Rice ... Totaled 81 rushing yards and a touchdown at FIU ... Had 77 yards and a score against UTSA ... Hads season-long 42-yard carries in the Liberty and UTSA games.
2020 (at Harding): Began his career at Division II Harding in Arkansas, which did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: Prepped at Mansfield Legacy ... Rushed for 1,227 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Also had two receiving touchdowns and averaged 5.6 per carry in senior season.
Personal: Son of Samuel and Taiwo Adeyi ... Has two brothers, Ife and Ore, and a sister, Angie ... His brother Ife was a receiver at Sam Houston ... His brother Ore was a defensive back at Northwestern.
2023 Second Team All-AAC
2022 CSC Academic All-District
2021 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
A super senior transfer who arrived at OSU in 2026 with one year of eligibility remaining.
2025 (Redshirt at James Madison): Played in six games, including four in regular season, while maintaining a redshirt ... Finished the year with 24 carries for 120 rushing yards, averaging 5.0 yards per carry .. Had season highs of 13 carries and 87 rushing yards in the win at Liberty, as well as a season-long 24-yard rush ... Named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.
2024 (Medical Redshirt at James Madison): Started first two games before suffering season-ending injury ... Received medical hardship waiver for additional year of eligibility ... Had 20 carries for 40 rushing yards and one touchdown on the year .. Recorded a season-high 41 rushing yards and a score in the season opener at Charlotte ... Named to the 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Transferred to JMU after spending three years at North Texas from 2021-23 and one at Division II Harding University in 2020.
2023 (Junior at North Texas): A second team All-American Athletic Conference running back ... Played in all 12 games, making eight starts at running back ... Had 143 carries for 1,017 rushing yards and six touchdowns ... Averaged 7.1 yards per rush ... Also had seven receptions for 52 receiving yards ... Ranked fourth nationally and led the AAC in yards per rush ... Also ranked third in the league in rushing yards (84.8) and seventh in all-purpose yards (89.1) ... Turned in seven 100-yard rushing performances ... Career highs of 148 rushing yards and two touchdowns at Louisiana Tech ... Also had a career-best 155 all-purpose yards against La Tech ... Ran for 132 yards and two scores vs. UAB ... Rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown at Navy (Oct. 7), which included a season-long 47-yard carry ... Accrued 121 rushing yards at Tulsa ... Also had 100-yard games vs. Abilene Christian (110), Memphis (104) and UTSA (105) ... Part of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list.
2022 (Sophomore at North Texas): Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team ... Played in 12 games, making three starts at running back ... Had 112 carries for 807 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the year ... Averaged 7.2 yards per rush ... Added two receptions for 12 receiving yards ... Ranked fifth in the AAC in rushing yards at 67.3 yards per game ... Rushed for 135 yards, including 59-yard touchdown against Texas Southern ... Ran for 122 yards, which included a career-long 92-yard rush, and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech ...Those marked his two 100-yard rushing games on the year ... Had three carries over 50 yards on the season, adding a 53-yard gain against Florida Atlantic ... Rushed for at least 75 yards in four games and had more than 60 in seven outings ... A NFF Hampshire Honor Society member.
2021 (Freshman at North Texas): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Played in 10 games, recording 84 carries for 496 rushing yards and six touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per rush ... Added one reception for three yards ... Had a season-high 99 rushing yards and a touchdown against Liberty ... Ran for 86 yards and a score against Marshall ... Had 47 rushing yards and his first two-touchdown game at Rice ... Totaled 81 rushing yards and a touchdown at FIU ... Had 77 yards and a score against UTSA ... Hads season-long 42-yard carries in the Liberty and UTSA games.
2020 (at Harding): Began his career at Division II Harding in Arkansas, which did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High School: Prepped at Mansfield Legacy ... Rushed for 1,227 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... Also had two receiving touchdowns and averaged 5.6 per carry in senior season.
Personal: Son of Samuel and Taiwo Adeyi ... Has two brothers, Ife and Ore, and a sister, Angie ... His brother Ife was a receiver at Sam Houston ... His brother Ore was a defensive back at Northwestern.
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