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Jay Ajayi’s Breakout Season Has Been Full Of Highlight Runs

Last spring and summer Miami Dolphins rookie running back Jay Ajayi was considered someone who could end up being the steal of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Fast forward a year later and Ajayi was an unproven commodity who had not been used much during his first dozen games in the NFL.

Recovering from a knee injury suffered during college, Ajayi didn’t make his rookie debut until almost exactly a year ago on November 8th 2015 against the Buffalo Bills.

He ran for 41 yards on just five carries in that game and was averaging 8.1 yards per run on his first 11 carries in the NFL, but Ajayi fell victim to the inconsistencies of the Dolphins running game under former head coach Joe Philbin.