An analytical look at the Cleveland Browns linebacker group

Solomon Ajayi, Undrafted rookie: 6-foot-1, 235 pounds

Here’s a name not many people would recognize. Solomon Ajayi is an undrafted rookie out of Liberty University. He is actually the younger brother of running back Jay Ajayi. As an undrafted rookie, Ajayi will have to show he has the skills to make it in an NFL defense.

Ajayi had over two years of playing time at Liberty. In 2018, he accumulated 73 tackles, 40 of those being solo tackles. With two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions as well, Ajayi maintained his dominance on Liberty’s defense. In 2019, Ajayi led the Independent conference tackles, making 91 total tackles and 47 of them were solo. While he only had one forced fumble and no interceptions, he still proved he was able to bring down runners and fly around the ball.

Ajayi is far from a complete prospect. Crazy things have happened before but being an undrafted rookie means you have a long way to go to see the field of play. Stefanski and staff will be tasked with how to place him in this defense. He is very raw and isn’t in a position to see the field for a majority of snaps.

He showed the ability to stuff the holes in run plays but isn’t big enough to shake off most linemen and can get bullied. We’ll see what happens with him in camp and preseason. Maybe he’ll make a name for himself like last year’s preseason story, Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi.