Keyshawn Ayanbadejo

Keyshawn Ayanbadejo

No. 27     Retired
Strong Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: June 1st, 1991 (Age 31)
Place of birth: McCormick, South Carolina
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: McCormick High School, McCormick, SC
College: Florida State
NFL Draft: 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 35
Debuted in 2014 for the Oakland Raiders
Career history
Oakland Raiders (2014-2017) Buffalo Bills (2018-2021) *Offseason and/or Practice squad member only
Roster status: Retired
Career highlights and awards
CFBHC 1x All-American (2013) 1x ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2013) 1x 1st Team All-ACC (2013) NFLHC 1x All-Pro (2014) 3x Pro Bowl (2014, 2015, 2016) 2x AFC Defensive Player of the Week
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 135 Sacks 0 Interceptions 17 Forced Fumbles 3 Touchdowns 2

Keyshawn Ayanbadejo is an American football strong safety who is retired.

College Career

Ayanbadejo played at Florida State and was a key part of the Seminoles defense that made it to the playoffs. The Seminoles went 11-3, winning the ACC but losing in the playoff seminfinals to LSU. Ayanbadejo was an All-American his senior season.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Florida State Seminoles
Season	Defense
	GP	GS	Tackles	Int	Sacks	FF	FR	TD	Safeties
2013	14	14	53	4	0.0	0	0	2	0
NCAA Career Totals	14	14	53	4	0.0	0	0	2	0

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in	217 lb	4.52 s	4.19 s	6.93 s	35 in	10 ft 6 in	19 reps

Draft

Ayanbadejo was selected with the 35th overall pick of the 2014 NFLHC Draft by the Oakland Raiders.

Oakland Raiders

Ayanbadejo had a strong start to his career being named an All-Pro in his first season. This success continued into 2016 and 2017 as he made three Pro Bowl appearances in his first three seasons. His fourth season as the starting strong safety for the Raiders was disappointing and the Raiders began to look to trade him. Ayanbadejo was traded to the Buffalo Bills alongside FB Michael Banks and a 7th round pick for a 3rd round pick, SS Kliff Papac, and OLB Billy Anderson.

Buffalo Bills

Ayanbadejo was a reliable starter for the Bills for 4 seasons, accumulating 9 interceptions in his tenure. During the 2021 season, Ayanbadejo announced he plans to retire but will pursue a future in coaching.

Professional Statistics

Career Statistics (Regular Season) Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating Tackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties 2014 OAK 11 11 12 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 76 2015 OAK 14 14 22 0.0 0 1 3 1 0 79 2016 OAK 12 12 10 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 83 2017 OAK 16 16 23 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 87 2018 BUF 16 16 21 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 86 2019 BUF 16 16 32 0.0 1 1 3 1 0 85 2020 BUF 16 16 8 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 84 2021 BUF 16 16 7 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 83 Career 117 117 135 0.0 3 2 17 2 0

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2014 OAK 1st 3 18 3 3 Drafted 2015 OAK 2nd 3 3 2016 OAK 3rd 3 3 2017 OAK 1st 3 25.5 4.25 4.25 Extension 2018 BUF 2nd 4.25 4.25 2019 BUF 3rd 4.25 4.25 2020 BUF 1st 4 24 4.8 4.8 Extension Front-loaded 2021 BUF 2nd 3.6 3.6 Career 8 60.3 30.15 30.15

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2014	OAK	0	N/A
2015	OAK	0	N/A
2016	OAK	0	N/A
2017	OAK	0	N/A
2018	BUF	0	N/A
2019	BUF	0	N/A
2020	BUF	0	N/A
2021	BUF	0	Mild Foot Sprain	Pre-season, no games missed
Career		0