Notes:
Appeared in nine games as a red-shirt freshman in 2005, but was suspended from the team after being charged with aggravated assault...Charges were later reduced to misdemeanor assault and Ayers appears to have learned from that mistake and matured...Started just two of 27 games between 2006-07, making 59 tackles, 15 TFLs and five sacks during that time period...In 2008, he became a full-time starter and broke through for 49 stops, 15.5 TFLs and three sacks...A First-Team All-SEC selection by the league's coaches and Second-Team by the Associated Press as a senior. Named the Senior Bowl's Outstanding Defensive Player after notching three tackles and 1.5 sacks...Has decent height with good bulk and long arms...Athletic and versatile...Quick burst off the ball and uses hands well to fight off blockers...Not an elite pass rusher, only nine sacks in his career...Could stand to add some upper body strength...Lacks discipline and was hard to coach earlier in his career.