Football Announces Cornerback Addition

West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Rashad Ajayi, a 5-foot-11, 190-pound, fifth-year senior cornerback from Atlanta, Georgia, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Colorado State. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Rashad Ajayi, S-Sr., CB, 5-11, 190, Atlanta, Ga./Langston Hughes/Colorado State

2021 (Sr.) – Colorado State

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 loss
Registered three solo tackles at Hawaii
Had a tackle for loss of four yards against Air Force
Recorded three tackles each against Boise State and at Wyoming, including two unassisted tackles
Finished with two tackles, including a tackle for loss at Utah State
Collected three solo tackles at Iowa
Season-high four solo tackles at Toledo
Assisted on two tackles against Vanderbilt
Opened the season with three solo tackles against South Dakota State

2020 (Jr.) – Colorado State

Started all four games at cornerback in a CoVID-shortened season
Finished with seven tackles, including one tackle for loss
Credited with one pass breakup, the opening game at Fresno State
Posted a season-best three tackles vs. Wyoming
His one tackle for loss came at San Diego State

2019 (So.) – Colorado State

Played in nine games and started seven at cornerback
Missed three of the final four games due to injury
Posted eight tackles, including solo stops
Finished with three pass breakups
Season-high three tackles, including two unassisted tackles against Toledo
Posted two solo tackles against Arkansas

2018 (Fr.) – Colorado State

Started all 12 games at cornerback
Finished with 33 tackles, including 21 solo, one sack, two tackles for loss, to go with one interception, a team-high two forced fumbles and a team-high six pass breakups
First CSU true freshman to start every game in his first year on campus since WR Rashard Higgins in 2013
Had a solo tackle, a pass breakup and returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown against San Jose State
Season-high five tackles, including three unassisted tackles, and a forced fumble against Wyoming
Recorded four tackles against Illinois State and at Boise State
Registered four solo tackles and a sack at Florida
Had two tackles against Arkansas
Finished with three tackles and a forced fumble against Colorado

High School

Played cornerback for coach Willie Cannon at Langston Hughes High
Recorded 60 tackles, three interceptions and 10 pass breakups during his senior year in 2017
Earned all-region honors as a cornerback in 2017
Season-high seven tackles, including four solo tackles against Northgate
Also had six tackles against Allatoona, Alexander and Westlake
Had multiple pass breakups in four games
Served as team captain

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