DOB: June 15, 1993 (Age 25)

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1 DOB: June 15, 1993 (Age 25) Frisco, Texas 4th Year Jay Ajayi (pronounced uh-jye-ee) was acquired by Philadelphia in a trade with Miami in Week 9 of 2017 and went on to lead the Eagles with 184 rushing yards during the team s Super Bowl LII-winning postesason run. Ajayi is one of only eight NFL players to record 2,000+ rushing yards since Liberty High School Boise State D5b-15 (149th overall) by Miami Acquired: T-Mia-17 THREE STEP DROP Nickname: Jay Train Bucket list: Travel to Greece If he could play another sport, what position/team: Forward for Arsenal F.C. First job: Chick-fil-A Desired talent: I would love to be able to cut and sew. Moment left star struck: I was in Miami at a Drake concert and when I was backstage Rihanna walked past me. Favorite quote: Humble but hungry. Favorite movies: Kill Bill series Favorite TV show: Stranger Things Favorite meal: My mom s spaghetti and African food. MOST RUSHING YARDS NFL PLAYERS SINCE 2016 Ezekiel Elliott 2,614 Le Veon Bell 2,559 Jordan Howard 2,435 LeSean McCoy 2,405 Todd Gurley II 2,190 Mark Ingram 2,167 Jay Ajayi 2,145 Melvin Gordon 2,102 MOST RUSHING YARDS PER GAME NFL PLAYERS SINCE 2016 Ezekiel Elliott Le Veon Bell 94.8 Jordan Howard 78.5 LeSean McCoy 77.6 Jay Ajayi 74.0 (min. 400 attempts) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Led the Super Bowl LII-winning Eagles with 184 rushing yards during the 2017 postseason In 2017, became the first player in NFL history to produce 400+ rushing yards with two different teams in the same season, doing so with Miami (465) and Philadelphia (408)

2 CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING RECEIVING OFF SNAPS Year Team GP/S Att Yds Avg Lg TD Rec Yds Avg Lg TD TYS No Pct 2015 Miami 9/ % 2016 Miami 15/ t % 2017 Miami 7/ % Philadelphia 7/ % Totals 14/ Totals 38/ Miami 1/ % 2017 Philadelphia 3/ % Totals 4/ ADDITIONAL STATISTICS Fumbles/Lost: 7/ (3/2); 2016 (4/1) Postseason Fumbles/Lost: 1/ (1/1) Kickoff Returns: 1 for 20 yards on 12/14/15 vs. NYG 2-Point Conversions: 1 on 12/6/15 vs. Bal. Miscellaneous Tackles: (2) Miscellaneous Fumble Recoveries: (2) CAREER HIGHS Rush Attempts 32 12/24/16 at Buf. Rushing Yards /23/16 vs. Buf. Rushing Long 71 11/19/17 at Dal. Rushing TDs 2 10/16/16 vs. Pit. Receptions 6 12/4/16 at Bal. Receiving Yards 52 11/29/15 at NYJ Receiving Long 32 2x, last: 1/13/18 vs. Atl. (Div.) Receiving TDs 1 12/25/17 vs. Oak. Scrimmage Yards /23/16 vs. Buf. Offensive TDs 2 10/16/16 vs. Pit. Earned his first career Pro Bowl nod following the 2016 season with Miami after recording career highs in rush attempts (260), rushing yards (1,272), rushing average (4.89) and rushing TDs (8) In 2016, became just the fourth player in NFL history to register 3 games with 200+ rushing yards in the same season, joining Tiki Barber in 2005 (3), Earl Campbell in 1980 (4) and O.J. Simpson in 1973 (3) MIAMI DOLPHINS & PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (14/8, 3/2) Led the Super Bowl LII-winning Eagles with 184 rushing yards during the teams postseason run Led the Eagles with 99 scrimmage yards in the 38-7 victory vs. Min. (1/21/18) in the NFC Championship Registered a team-high 98 scrimmage yards (54 rushing, 44 receiving) in the Divisional Round win vs. Atl. (1/13/18). Recorded a career-high-tying 32-yard reception in the fourth quarter BIRDSEED Ajayi was born in London, England, to his father, Ibi, and mother, Kemi, who are both natives of Nigeria. Ajayi was raised in Texas and prepped at Liberty (Frisco, TX) High School, where he earned two letters in football and one in track and field. As a senior, Ajayi was named second-team all-state and was voted as a Parade All-American after recording 225 carries for 2,240 yards (10.0 avg.) and 35 TDs. As a junior, Ajayi tallied 209 carries for 1,627 yards (7.8 avg.) and 20 TDs. In track and field, Ajayi was a member of the 4x400m, 4x200m and 4x100m district championship track teams. Ajayi was a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. Ajayi has served as a NFL UK Ambassador, making appearances on BBC Sports and

3 2017 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (MIAMI & PHILADELPHIA) Sep 17 at LAC W 1/ % Sep 24 at NYJ L 1/ % Oct 1 NO L 1/ % Oct 8 Ten W 1/ % Oct 15 at Atl W 1/ % Oct 22 NYJ W 1/ % Oct 26 at Bal L 1/ % ACQUIRED BY PHILADELPHIA FROM MIAMI IN EXCHANGE FOR TH-ROUND PICK (10/31/17) Nov 5 Den W 1/ t % Nov 19 at Dal W 1/ % Nov 26 Chi W 1/ % Dec 3 at Sea L 1/ % Dec 10 at LAR W 1/ % Dec 17 at NYG W 1/ % Dec 25 Oak W 1/ t % Dec 31 Dal L 0/0 INACTIVE Totals 14/ Jan 13 Atl W 1/ % Jan 21 Min W 1/ % Feb 4 at NE W 1/ % Totals 3/ % 100+ YARD RUSHING GAMES (6) Date Opponent Yds Att TDs 10/23/16 vs. Buffalo (W, 28-25) /24/16 at Buffalo (W, 34-31) /16/16 vs. Pittsburgh (W, 30-15) /15/17 at Atlanta (W, 20-17) /17/17 at L.A. Chargers (W, 19-17) /6/16 vs. N.Y. Jets (W, 27-23) MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES (1) Date Opponent Tot Rush Rec 10/16/16 vs. Pittsburgh (W, 30-15) Between Miami (465) and Philadelphia (408), became the first player in NFL history to produce 400+ rushing yards with two different teams in the same regular season Led the Eagles with 91 rushing yards on 7 attempts (13.0 avg.) in the 37-9 win at Dal. (11/19/17), including a careerlong 71-yard run in the third quarter Posted a 46-yard rushing TD vs. Den. (11/5/17) Started each of his 7 games with the Dolphins and rushed 138 times for 465 yards, including a 130-yard game at Atl. (10/15/17) and 122-yard game at LAC (9/17/17) MIAMI DOLPHINS (15/12, 1/1) Earned his first career Pro Bowl nod after recording career highs in rush attempts (260), rushing yards (1,272), rushing average (4.89) and rushing TDs (8) Became just the fourth player in NFL history to register 3 games with 200+ rushing yards in the same season, joining Tiki Barber in 2005 (3), Earl Campbell in 1980 (4) and O.J. Simpson in 1973 (3) Ranked 4th in the NFL in rushing yards (1,272), trailing only Ezekiel Elliott (1,631), Jordan Howard (1,313) and DeMarco Murray (1,287)

4 2016 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (MIAMI) Sep 11 at Sea L 0/0 INACTIVE Sep 18 at NE L 1/ % Sep 25 Cle W 1/ t % Sep 29 at Cin L 1/ % Oct 9 Ten L 1/ % Oct 16 Pit W 1/ t % Oct 23 Buf W 1/ % Nov 6 NYJ W 1/ t % Nov 13 at SD W 1/ % Nov 20 at LAR W 1/ % Nov 27 SF W 1/ % Dec 4 at Bal L 1/ % Dec 11 Ari W 1/ % Dec 17 at NYJ W 1/ % Dec 24 at Buf W 1/ % Jan 1 NE L 1/ % Totals 15/ t % Jan 8 at Pit L 1/ % Totals 1/ % Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 206 yards and 1 TD at Buf. (12/24/16) Carried the ball 24 times for 111 yards (4.6 avg.) and 1 TD in the victory vs. NYJ (11/6/16) Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 28 times for a career-high 214 yards (7.6 avg.) and 1 TD in the victory vs. Buf. (10/23/16). Became the fourth player (fifth instance overall) in NFL history to rush for 200+ yards in consecutive games, joining O.J. Simpson (1973, 1976), Earl Campbell (1980) and Ricky Williams (2002) Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 25 times for 204 yards (8.2 avg.) and 2 TDs vs. Pit. (10/16/16) MIAMI DOLPHINS (9/0) Played in 9 games as a rookie and finished the season with 49 carries for 187 yards (3.8 avg.) and 1 TD Rushed for 27 yards and 1 TD on 6 carries (4.5 avg.) at SD (12/20/15). His 12-yard TD was the first of his career COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS A three-year letterman ( ) at Boise State. Played in 38 career games with 26 starts. Recorded 678 rushes for 3,796 yards (10.6 avg.) and 50 TDs. Added 73 receptions for 771 yards (10.6 avg.) and 5 TDs

5 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (MIAMI) Sep 13 at Was W 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Sep 20 at Jax L 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Sep 27 Buf L 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Oct 4 NYJ L 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Oct 18 at Ten W 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Oct 25 Hou W 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Oct 29 at NE L 0/0 INJURED RESERVE - DESIGNATED FOR RETURN (RIB) Nov 8 at Buf L 1/ % Nov 15 at Phi W 1/ % Nov 22 Dal L 1/ % Nov 29 at NYJ L 1/ % Dec 6 Bal W 1/ % Dec 14 NYG L 1/ % Dec 20 at SD L 1/ t % Dec 27 Ind L 1/ % Jan 3 NE W 1/ % Totals 9/ % COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS (Continued) Finished his career ranked in the Top 10 in nine of the school s all-time categories, including rushing TDs (50, T-2nd), 200+ yard games (2, 2nd), TDs (55, 3rd), 100+ yard games (17, T-3rd), rushing yards (3,796, 4th), rushing average (5.60, 4th), rush attempts (678, 5th), scoring (330 points, 5th) and all-purpose yards (4,583, 8th) Earned seven All-America nods and was a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and a Doak Walker Award semifinalist as a junior in Recorded 347 rushes for 1,823 yards (5.3 avg.) and 28 TDs. Added 50 receptions for 535 yards (10.7 avg.) and 4 TDs TRANSACTIONS 2015 Drafted by MIA in 5th round (149th overall) Signed 4-year contract 9/3/15 Placed on IR - Designated for Return (rib) 11/7/15 Activated from IR - Designated for Return 10/31/17 Acquired by PHI from MIA in exchange for th-round pick