Education
Ayers attended Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles, where he played for the Verbum Dei Eagles high school football team
Ayers attended Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles, where he played for the Verbum Dei Eagles high school football team
He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft and has also played for the New England Patriots. He played college football at University of California, Los Los Angeles
Akeem Ayers played for University of California, Los Angeles in college. Ayers is known for his athletic interceptions for touchdowns, one in the 2009 season against Oregon and one against Temple in the 2009 EagleBank Bowl.
The latter was the game-winning score of the bowl game and helped him earn him Most Valuable Player honors.
In a post-game interview, he admitted that he slipped, and was just trying to rush the passer on his game-changing play. As he got up, he saw the quarterback looking to pass, jumped up, and pulled in the pass for an interception and score.
The following week on September 25, he played a key role in the Bruins" second upset against a ranked opponent in a victory over Number. 7 ranked Texas Longhorns 34–12 in front of more 101,000 fans in Austin, Texas.
Ayers had a key interception, seven tackles, a forced fumble and a sack.
He was named Lott IMPACT Player of the Week on September 27. At the end of the 2010 season, his junior year, he declared for the NFL draft. *Had two interceptions for touchdown and one fumble recovery for touchdown
NFL Draft
Tennessee Titans
Ayers was selected 39th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2011 NFL Draft.
New England Patriots
On October 21, 2014, the Titans traded Ayers along with a seventh round draft pick in the 2015 NFL Draft to the New England Patriots for a sixth round draft choice.
In each of his first two games with New England, Ayers recorded a sack. Saint Louis/Los Angeles Rams
On March 12, 2015, Ayers signed a two-year contract with the Saint Louis Rams.