Jefferson Ashiru

Height:
6-1
Weight:
227
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Powder Springs, Ga.
High School:
McEachern

2014: Played in nine games, starting eight at linebacker...recorded 47 tackles, including 3.5 for loss...had 11 tackles and 0.5 sacks vs. BYU (Aug. 29)...made 11 stops with a sack at No. 18 East Carolina (Oct. 23)...recorded an interception in a win over UCF (Nov. 1).

2013: Played in all 12 games, starting the final 10 at linebacker...finished fifth on the team with 58 tackles and tied for third with 8.0 TFL...had a career-high 10 tackles vs. USF (Oct. 12)...recorded eight tackles and a sack vs. No. 14/15 Michigan (Sept. 21)...posted seven tackles, including two for loss, vs. No. 21 UCF (Oct. 26).

2012: Saw action on both defense and special teams to earn a letter in 2012...Played in nine games and made his first career start vs. USF (Nov. 3)...Had two tackles in three games - Pittsburgh (Nov. 9), Louisville (Nov. 24) and Cincinnati (Dec. 1).

2011: Redshirted

High School: Played in Cobb County All-Star Senior Bowl ... Two-time Cobb County Player of the Week in 2010 ... Team posted an 11-2 record during his senior year ... Three-sport athlete ... High school teammate of Xavier Hemingway.

Personal Profile: Abiodun Jefferson Ashiru ... Born May 25, 1993 ... An economics major.