University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Should see time at running back in the fall and can also contribute as a punt returner ... Led all rushers with 51 yards on just six carries in the opening scrimmage of the spring.

As A Junior (2015): Saw action in all 12 games his first year as a Jaguar ... Ran for 107 yards on 38 carries and made one catch out of the backfield ... Recorded career highs with a 17-yard rush and 24 rushing yards at Georgia State ... Carried a career-best seven times for 19 yards the following week at Georgia Southern ... Gained 17 yards on four attempts in victory over Louisiana-Lafayette ... Recorded 15 yards rushing at Nebraska and had 12 at Texas State.

Junior College Highlights (2014): Played one season at Arizona Western CC ... Helped the Matadors post an overall mark of 11-1, the Western States Football League championship and final rank of fifth in the National Junior College Athletic Association poll after winning the El Toro Bowl ... Rushed for 404 yards to help AWCC average more than 240 yards per contest on the ground, adding 11 receptions for another 165 ... Ranked fifth on the squad with 592 all-purpose yards ... Gained a season-high 129 yards on 22 carries in a victory over New Mexico Military Institute to begin the year, adding 84 yards on 24 attempts the following week in a defeat of Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC.

Illinois Highlights (2012): As a freshman at Illinois in 2012, rushed 26 times for 117 yards and two scores ... Gained 55 yards — including a 28-yard touchdown run for the first score of his career — against Charleston Southern ... Had 21 yards on seven attempts in his Illini debut at Arizona State ... Posted 24 yards on six carries against Indiana while scoring on a 16-yard run in match-up with Purdue ... Recorded career-high three catches at Ohio State.

High School Highlights: Was a three-star recruit according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com at St. Thomas Aquinas High ... Rated as the 18th-best tailback nationally by MaxPreps.com and was considered among the top 30 in the country according to Rivals.com ... Named to the SuperPrep Florida 110 team ... Played in the Under Armour Dade vs. Broward All-Star Football Game after the conclusion of his prep career ... Helped the Raiders to a pair of state championships, with their 2010 squad selected national champions by several outlets ... Recorded 549 yards and seven touchdowns his final year, while as a junior collected 855 yards on the ground.

Personal: Full name is Dami Mayokun Ayoola ... Born Oct. 28, 1993, in Plantation, Fla. ... Son of Kim Fadenipo ... Is the fourth of five children ... Favorite movie is “The Shawshank Redemption” ... Favorite team is the Miami Dolphins ... Favorite athlete is Dwyane Wade ... Favorite musical artist is Wale ... Favorite food is greens ... Enjoys movies, yoga and meditating in his free time ... Would like to own a physical therapy practice ... Was also recruited by Auburn, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Arizona, West Virginia, Boston College, Iowa, Kansas and Cincinnati out of high school ... An interdisciplinary studies major.